Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Fithian, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 106 of the 1927 volume:

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To the student body who have contributed their kindly assistance and interest, we are especially grateful. May the friendship and good-will that has pervaded the walls of 0. T. H. S. during the past be emulated in the future. Editor Page Six THE ACORN, 1927 “Wide open and unguarded Stand our doors” Patre Seven THE ACORN, 1927 “Here it is written, Toil shall have its wage and Honor, honor” Pasro Eight Administration THE ACORN, 1927 THE HOARD OF EDUCATION 0. W. Michael, George Goodrich, President Secretary Thomas Oakwood Eli H. Fox Paul H. Fithian Paico Nine Richard McBroom James VanAllen THE ACORN, 1927 E. K. CONGRAM, B. S. PRINCIPAL Purdue University “His good, works made all things lovely, For in the heart mu°t live The feeling that imparts the charm— We gain by what we give.” Pasco Ton THE ACORN, 1927 HAROLD NEWTSON Illinois State Normal Commerce “Bespeak the nature of the soul, Activity, that wants no rest. MAE McCOY, A. B. Western College History and Mathematics “Here’s to the friend, the friend of our youth. With a head full of genius, and a heart full of truth . ALICE E. ROBERTS, A. B. MAURICE A. HEGLE, A. B. University of Illinois Latin and French North Central College Mathematics and Coach Page Eleven K THE ACORN, 1927 RUSSELL W. SMITH University of Illinois Agriculture “The man whose friendship is sincere, Who knows no guilt, and feels no fear”. FLORENCE L. LYLE, A. B. Illinois Wesleyn English “To prove she knows it, only watch a while That humorous, tender, half-sarcastic smile.” CARYL B. CONELY, B. S. VERA L. GOODWIN, B. S. University of Illinois Science Illinois Wesleyn Home Economics Pane Twelve seniors Pajre Thirteen the ACORN, 1927 LAYTON LIGGETT Sec. 2; Treas. 3; Pres. 4; Oak; Vice-Pres. 4; Boys’ Athletic Ass’n 1, 2, 3, 4; Sec. 3; Vice-Pres. 4; Ag. Club 3, 4; Athletic Editor of Oakwood Agriculturist 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Capt. 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track; Baseball 3, 4; Boys’ Glee Club 3, 4; Sec. 3; Treas. 4; Rooters’ Club 3, 4; “Hold That Line, Jimmy”; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “Layton is nimble, Layton is quick, The kind of a friend that will always stick . ETHEL DOROTHY ILLK Class Sec. and Treas. 4; Pioneer; Pioneer Vice-Pres.; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Vice-Pres. 3; Sec. 4; Girls’ A. A. 1, 2, 4; Rooters’ Club 3, 4; Latin Club 4; Vice-Pres. 4; May Day 1, 2, 3; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “ Work—Work—Work Through the waning hours of day, But after the work is done. She is always ready for play . EDITH DOUGLAS Snapshot Editor of Acorn 4; Oak; Oaks Program Committee 4; Girls’ A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Stunt Show; Rooters’ Club 3, 4; Latin Club 4; Sec. Latin Club 4; I. S. Debate 4; May Day 1, 2, 3; “Red Letters”; “Mammy's ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “She does her work so carefully. On her we can depend. She’s everybody’s helper And everybody’s friend”. HAROLD SHROYER Oak; Boys’ A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 3, 4; Boys’ Ag. Club 2, 3, 4; Pres. 4; Boys’ Glee Club 4; Treas. and Business Manager of Glee Club 4; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “A boy of both words and deeds is he. And at Dorothy’s side he’s sure to be. Pajre Fourteen THE ACORN, 1927 OPAL DALBEY LESTER SPERRY Editor-in-Chief of Acorn; Oak; Pres. 4; Girls’ Athletic Ass’n 1, 2, 3, 4; Girls’ Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Sec. 3; Sec. Treas. of Rooters’ Club 4; “Hold That Line Jimmy”; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”; “In Old Louisiana”; Stunt Show; May Queen. “Always happy and full of fun That’s 'OpaV a pal to everyone . Pioneer; Sec. Treas. 4; Ass’t. Business Mgr. 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Football 3, 4; Track 1; Ag. Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Editor Oakwood Agriculturist 3; Ass’t. 4; Boys’ Glee Club 3, 4; Boys’ Athletic Ass’n. 1, 2, 3, 4; Pres. 4; “Those Red Envelopes”; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “He’s got a lot of friends here. Because he’s out for fun. And when it comes to sparking. Well—Lester’s not so dumb”. VINSON GRITTEN MILDRED JACKSON Pres. 3; Oak; Business Mgr. Acorn; Athletic Ass’n 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3, 4; Capt. 3, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Male Quartette 3, 4; Business Mgr. 4; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “Worries all the time for fear he’s learning too much.” Home Ec. Club 2, 3, 4; Girls’ Athletic Ass’n. 1, 2; Orations 1, 2, 3; Declamation 1, 2; Pioneer; May Day 1, 2, 3, 4. “Why do we all like Mildred so? Well we just can’t help it, don’t you know”. Fifteen K THE ACORN, 1 927 VERNON STEDMAN Oak; Athletic Editor of Acorn; Class Pres. 2; Boys’ Glee Club 3, 4; Vice-Pres. 3; Pres. 4; Male Quartette 3, 4; Musicale 3; Football 2, 3, 4; Capt. 3; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Capt. 4; Baseball 3, 4; Boys’ A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Ag. Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Athletic Editor of Oakwood Agriculturist 3; Editor and Business Mgr. 4; “Those Red Envelopes”; “Hold That Line, Jimmy”; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “Greater men than myself have lived—some say”. JOSEPHINE BRIDGMAN Sec. Treas. 1; Pioneer; Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Vice-Pres. 4; G. A. A. 1, 2; G. G. Club 1, 2; Rooters’ Club 3, 4. “Her mind is very clever. She has everybody’s trust. And when she starts in typing. She says, ‘Just watch my dust’ ”. LA VON DUKE NORLYN VAN ALLEN S’ Art Editor of Acorn; Oak; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Rooters’ Club 3, 4; Latin Club 4; Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Ec. Editor of Oakwood Agriculturist 4; May Fete 1, 2, 3: “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”; Stunt Show. ‘Ronnie’ Pioneer; Ag. Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Boy’s Athletic Ass’n 1, 2, 3; Boys’ Glee Club 4; B. B. 3, 4. “Noriyn was a bashful boy. He came to school to learn, He didn’t use to like the girls. But—things will take a turn. P� Ro Sixteer THE ACORN, 1927 K BURNEY LOEFFLER Vice-Pres. 2; Pioneer; Calendar Editor Acorn; Latin Club 4; Pres. 4; “Hold That Line, Jimmy”. “This youth in studies does excel. His grade cards cause him no remorse. And we have often wondered what Would happen if he flunked a course” ! MABEL DUNN Pioneer; Pres. 4; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Ec. Club 1, 2, 3, 4; “Hold That Line, Jimmy”; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose.” “A girl that’s always courteous and clever. And in our memories she’ll live forever”. MARIE COMER Hume H. S. 1, 2, 3; O. T. H. S. 4; Glee Club 2, 3; Pioneer; Junior play 3. “A quiet girl is Marie, Who does her work so faithfully”! RALPH REEVES Joke Editor of Acorn 4; Pioneer; Boys’ A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 3. “Here’s a boy who always gets by. And in arguing he ranks high”. Paste Seventeen OPAL HUME Oak; G. A. A. 1, 2, 3; Home Ec. Club 3, 4; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”. “A silent tongue and a true heart Are the most admirable things on earth”. OSCAR BLUE Oak; Ag. Club 2, 3, 4. “I profess an ignorance of how A woman’s heart is toon”. CHARLOTTE SWAIM JENNIE HAYES Pioneer; Chairman of Program Committee 4; Literary Editor of Acorn; Girls’ A. A. 1,2, 3, 4; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Sec. and Treas. 3; Pres. 4; May Day 1, 2, 3; Stunt Show 1; “Hold That Line, Jimmy”; “Mammy’s ‘Lil’ Wild Rose”; Rooters’ Club 3, 4. “A bright hello for evei yone, And eyes of deepest blue. She’ll make the fortune she deserves. And she’ll be famous too”. Pioneer; Home Economics Club 1, 2 3, 4; Girls’ A. A. 1, 2, 3. “Jennie is surely a friend worthwhile. We’d go a long ways to win her smile”. FRANCES MEADE O. T. H. S. 1, 2, 3; University High School 4. THE ACORN, 1927 MEMORIES Tho the miles of life will pass, And our train keeps moving fast, There remains upon our mind, School days that we left behind. Tho the signal lights grow dim, And we are happy now as then, Oft comes the thought of friends that we knew, A yearning for those, who were true. Little the world is like to know, All you, O school, have done to aid us, Nor can our poor words ever show. How memories of you have stayed us. Then do we bring to you our praise, You who have stood beside us, And to the end of all our days, Your teachings will always guide us. And now' at last, the time has come To say farewell to you We’ve sung our praise, our hearts beat high, Into the world we go, “Goodbye”. Page Nineteen Page Twenty Suntora Page Twenty-one Top Row— L. Fellows, J. Sailor, E. McBroom, C. Arnold, H. Mason, H. Bridgman. Second Row— G. Burton, D. Trimmell, D. Hill, M. E. Michael, C. Hunter, A. Dalbey, M. O’Hare. Third Row— V. Corbin, A. Hayes, L. Conger, L. Vanwey, A. Moulton, L. Reeves, S. Marion, P. Trego, R. Trimble. Fourth Row— M. Liggett, W. Strong, L. Dalbey, B. Snyder, Miss Roberts, L. Lark, R. Freeman, G. Smith. JUNIOR CLASS President..... Vice-President Treasurer..... Class Advisor. ..........Barton Snyder ..........Lucille Lark ..........LaVerne Dalbey ..........Miss Roberts CLASS FLOWER Sweet Pea CLASS MOTTO “Climbing” Pafre Twenty-two THE ACORN, 1927 Class of 1928 OF those forty-four, who entered the “Great Hospital for Ignorant” in 1924, there are only hV nty-nine remaining as Juniors. Early in the Fall of our entrance to the “Institution”, class meetings became quite the rage. Our meeting was duly called; we maintained the motto, “Climbing”; the flower Sweet Pea; and the colors, shell-pink and moss-green, which we chose at that meeting. Naturally, we have grown in importance with the advance of years and are proud to have furnished men for both football and basketball teams. Also, we boast men on the County All-Star Team. Besides Athletics some of our members take active part in many of the organizations in school such as the Glee Clubs, Latin Club, Orchestra and others. In order to prove our ability we are planning for a play entitled, “A Bunch of Fun”, to be given in April. A group of college boys and girls come to a small town and completely changes the opinions of some of its citizens. Each member of the party has some particular accomplishment and together they are indeed “A Bunch of Fun”. L. D. Pane Twenty-three ophinnorea P«Ke Twenty-five THE ACORN, 1927 Top Row— V. Lomax, E. Trego, M. Plotner, 0. Quick, D. Gossar, A. Powell. Second Row— C. Mendenhall, D. Mitchell, G. Foley, D. Richter, D. Peters, M. Shelton, L. Stultz, W. Youmans. Third Row— R. Chitwood, O. Frazier, G. Long, Miss Goodwin, L. Canaday, W. Douglas, E. Dalbey. SOPHOMORE CLASS President.................Gabe Long Vice-President............ Luther Canaday Secretary and Treasurer..Orth Frazier Advisor...................Miss Goodwin CLASS FLOWER Violets CLASS COLORS Purple and Gold Page Twenty-six THE ACORN, 1927 Class of 1929 AFTER riding on the O. T. H. S. train for nine months as Freshmen, we spent a three months vacation. Twenty-two of us boarded the O. T. H. S. train again in September, 1926. We did not require nearly so much of the conductor’s attention of the Sophomore train as we had of the conductor of the Freshmen train. The train stopped at a number of large cities where we enjoyed a few days rest. The most important of all these cities was Thanksgiving Junction. At one of these cities two of our members did not board the train again. On October 30, our engineer flagged the Freshmen train and we initiated them. Then we made no more stops for a long time. Finally, the light of a city could be seen in the distance. We sped steadily on until we reached the wonderful city of Christmas. Here we changed trains and boarded No. 1927. There were athletes as well as studious passengers on the Sophomore train. We had four football boys, three of whom received letters. We also had seven basketball boys on our train, two of whom received letters. We were not only well represented in athletics but also in music. Some of our passengers expected to get off at different cities but the engineer could not stop. A few became wearied of English, Geometry, and Latin, but only two left us. We saw the faint light of that great city Success away in the distance where we all hope to be in 1929. W.D. Paste Tw« nty-scven Mary Went to sc tool Dirty F octrs ? 5 5V v $or V mn e •� r j j My foot- Papre Twt n:y-oiKli: Jtfrralimatt Page Twenty-nine THE ACORN, 1927 Top Row— McAllister, Eystone, Plotner, Richter, Harper, Saunders, Thomason, Johnson, Arnold, Langford, VanAllen, Fox, Gustin, Cauldwell. Second Row— VanWey, Johnson, Adams, Rouse, Smith, Miller, Schnorr, Dalbey, Martoglio. Third Row— Chaffee, Cannon, Baker, Meade, Clapp, Gritten, Canaday, Albert, Overmier, Jones, Kiger, Downing. Fourth Row— Loeffler. Swaim. McMorris, Thompson, Vinsen, Bridgman, Conely, Dalbey, Thompson, Esworthy, Glover. Fifth Row— Ferris, Neaville, VanBuskirk, McMorris, Ratiff. FRESHMAN CLASS President...........Hardy Bridgman Vice-President........ Ethel Dalbey Paite Thirty THE ACORN, 1927 Class of 1930 ON Monday morning, September 6, 1926, fifty boys and girls entered the Oakwood Township High School as Freshmen. They all had the same desire to obtain an education. To be sure we lived the dreadful life a Freshman has to live. It was at least a week before we could find our class rooms and tell our teachers apart. The Sophomores especially enjoyed laughing at us. It might be described in Riley’s as, “It’s time for school to start again And ho; my lawzy daizy. All the pupils round the place If ’st a’runnin’ crazy. There’s English for the Freshies, And Caesar for the Sophs, Meeting old friends ’oer again Smiles and jolly laughs.” We had a dreadful fear of the initiation to be given us by the Sophomores October 29, 1926. When the time arrived we were compelled to eat lemons and perform the usual initiation stunts but it was really not as terrible as we had expected; and we are ready to entertain the Freshies of next year. The Freshmen returned the party to the Sophomores, Hallowe’en night. There were ten of our boys out for football, one of whom received a letter. Two of them were out for basketball. We felt greatly honored to have Harold Thompson elected manager of the teams. Several of the Freshmen both boys and girls are members of the Glee Clubs. Page Thirty-one F oren c e LiltU Ft he! So . Precise g.- — F freshman K ■ «'• ) vi trut f, Stuff. ! ts vnh y Page Thirty-two Arttmtua THE ACORN, 1927 Tlie Acorn Staff Edith Douglas................................Snapshot Editor Vinsen Gritten......................Business Manager Miss McCoy......................................Class Sponsor Opal Dalbey...........................Editor-in-Chief Lester Sperry.............Assistant Business Manager LaVon Duke........................................Art Editor Mr. Hegle.......................................Class Sponsor Vernon Stedman...............................Athletic Editor Charlotte Swaim..............................Literary Editor Ralph Reeves....................................Humor Editor Pa re Thirty-throe % THE ACORN, 1927 Oaks Society The Oak Literary Society met early in the school year to re-organize and elected the following officers: President............................Opal Dalbey Vice-President.......................Layton Liggett Secretary and Treasurer..............LaVerne Dalbey A program committee was appointed consisting of Edith Douglas, Edith Fox and Edwin McBroom. Advisors are Mr. Newtson and Miss Roberts. Both societies, Pioneers and Oaks, take part in each program given and points are given to that side which shows the best talent. These programs not only serve as amusement to the student body but also gives them experience in public speaking and appearing before an audience. We try to give every one a chance to appear on the stage in at least one program during the year. O. D. Page Thirty-four THE ACORN, 1927 Pioneer Society fTlHIS society was organized when the school first began and has been one of the outstanding literary societies. It is carried on very similar to the plan followed in former years, competing against the Oaks, a society as old and as dependable as the Pioneers. When such competition exists we feel that we have created a desire for greater literary achievements. President................... Vice-President.............. Secretary................... Program Committee........... Advisors.................... Mabel Dunn Ethel I Ilk Lester Sperry Wayne Strong Lucille Lark Dorothy Hill Charlotte Swaim Miss Lyle Miss Conely M. D P� W Thirty-five Top Row— Jackson, Kiger, Chitwood, Hill, Johnson, Dalbey, Jones, Fox. Second Row— Trego, Vinson, Dalbey, Dalbey, Douglas, Dalbey, Esworthy, Rouse, McAllister. Bottom Row— Alberts, Swaim, Smith, Dalbey, Hegle, Lark, Dalbey, Smith, O’Hare. A History of Music THE story of music is the record of the attempts made by man to make use of the sounds accepted by the ear, to express his emotions and to afford him pleasure. In the extended researches, few instruments have been brought to light. Of these few that have been found, we have no certainty that they are in perfect condition. There are but few tablets of music explaining the construction or the methods of playing the instruments. Our principal sources of the ancients are paintings, decorations and carvings on walls of buildings and of tombs that have been unearthed. Music was held in high esteem among the Chinese, Hindoos, and Chaldeans. The beginning of music in Greece are mingled with myths of Pan and Apollo. Early musicians appeared throughout the times as Bards, Troubadours and Minnesingers. From these times we have gathered the old Folk-Song. The Master-singers were probably the most noted of the early musical organizations. Its members were organized into a sort of Guild, being chartered by Emperor Charles IV. Their music was not elevated since the membars were cobblers and the like. So, through the ages we come to the day of Modern music. We have together with our regular course of Study three musical organizations in school. We contend that no education can be complete without a knowledge of music. L. D. Pace Thirty- ux THE ACORN, 1927 + Top Row— Fox, Plotner, Freeman, McBroom, Frazier, Mason, Johnson. Second Row— Thompson, Thompson, McMorris, Gritten, Cannon, VanBuskirk, Neavilles, Liggett, Downing. Bottom Row— Long, Sperry, Hegle, Stedman, Shroyer, Liggett, Sailor. Boys’ Glee Club THE Boys’ Glee Club had a rather large membership this year. There were twenty who were interested in that activity. The unchanged voices of some of the younger members made part singing rather difficult, but single part choruses were entered into with considerable volume. The quartette was more successful than the Club as a whole. It sang for several programs at the high school as well as at Fithian and Oak-wood. The personnel was: First tenor......................Vinson Gritten s?'' Second tenor.....................Edwin McBroom First bass.......................Gabe Long Second bass......................Vernon Stedman y - The Christmas program, in which the two Glee Clubs and the orchestra combined did some of the carols, was fully enjoyed. At the time of this writing an operetta is being planned, in which the members of this organization will take part. M. A. H. Pbkp Thirty-sevrn THE ACORN, 1927 Orchestra rTlHE Orchestra had a small membership this year. There were but five who took part in this activity, besides the pianist. However, the balance of parts produced a very pleasing effect. The lack of opportunity for practice was all that kept this organization from producing a great deal of fine music during the year. In the few appearances which were made, the smooth tones, interpretation, and blending of instruments showed the possibilities of this small orchestra. The personnel was as follows: Page Thirty-eight THE ACORN, 1927 Rooters’ Club THE Rooters’ Club held an assembly meeting at the beginning of the school year and elected the following officers: President...................Lucille Lark Vice-President..............Evelyn Dalbey Sec. Treas................Opal Dalbey Cheer Leaders...............L. Lark and B. McMorris This is the third consecutive year for this organization and we hope that it will continue to grow as it has for the past two years. The aim of this club develops a better school spirit. We have followed our aim this year and have done a number of things to forward that aim. In the first place we have made money which will be used in athletics in some way. In preparation for the Sidell football game, we purchased fifty purple and white arm bands and sold them to all our students. We also sold hamburgers at the game. Anybody who saw the crowd from 0. T. H. S. at the County Basketball Tournament will see the result of some more of our work. I am sure that no school was an equal to ours in the “pep” shown at the games there. We also have purchased some small megaphones by which we hope to make our club heard the rest of this year. We have the following members: Lucille Lark Melvin Liggett Lewis Fellows Evelyn Dalbey Lois McAllister Henry Bridgman Opal Dalbey Vinson Gritten Vernon Stedman Billy McMorris Layton Liggett Wintress Douglas Gladys Smith La Verne Dalbey Lester Sperry Donald Richter Charlotte Swaim Dorothy Peters Grace Eystone Ethel Dalbey Mary Meade Dallas Gossar Barton Snider Mary Johnson Mark Plotner Lena Reeves LaVon Duke Marie Shelton Loren VanBuskirk Arline Hayes Edward Chaffee Ruby Chitwood Nellie Jobe Alice Moulton Gabe Long Dorothy Trimmell Lydia Canaday Dick Freeman Ethel IUk Elizabeth Vinsen page Thirty-nine 1 % THE ACORN, 1927 Top Row— Marion, Lomax, Hill, Moulten, Hume. Second Row— Duke, Shelton, Chitwood, Jackson, Dalbey, Hayes, Smith. Bottom Row— Dunn. Illk, Swaim, Goodwin, Bridgman, Lark, Trimmell. Economics Club THE Home Economics Club met early in September after school started and reorganized. The first event that took place in the club was a tea given in the dining room which was charmingly decorated. Early in October we had a weiner roast and marshmallow toast. We grouped around the campfire and each new girl came out in front of the group, and took the pledge. This year the Club sent two girls, Ethel Illk, and Charlotte Swaim to Springfield to a Home Economics Convention. The girls say that they think it is worth while to send delegates again next year. At Christmas the Club carried out its aim by sending two Christmas baskets. Page Forty THE ACORN, 1927 Top Row— Gritten, Corbin, Richter, Harper, Snyder, Arnold, Thomason, Blue, Bridgman, Downing, Saunders. Second Row— Fox, Cannon, VanBuskirk, Overmier, Arnold, Smith, Sailor, Trego, Richter, Liggett, Trimble. Third Row— Strong, Long, Plotner, Mitchell, Frazier, Stedman, Shroyer, Canaday, Sperry, Mason, Liggett. Bottom Row— Neaville, Johnson, Ratliff, Youman, McMorris, Baker. Ag. Club At the beginning of school we elected the following officers: President...........................Harold Shroyer Vice-President......................Lester Sperry Sec. and Treas......................Luther Canaday The agriculture boys built the floats that won first and third places in the centennial. Also they helped with the Fall Festival, edited the agriculture paper each month. We won prizes at the I. I. Fair. Joe Sailor won Armour and Company trophy for champion barrow and also won state championship at Springfield. R. W. Smith and Joe Sailor broadcasted from WLS December first, while attending the International Live Stock show. H. S. Page Forty-one THE ACORN, 1927 Girls’ Athletic Association THE Girls’ Athletic Association met in September and elected the following officers: President..................Wintress Douglas Vice-President.............Lucille Lark Secretary and Treasurer....Gladys Smith Advisor....................Miss Goodwin One of the first things that the members did was to give a banquet in honor of the football boys. Mr. Firebaugh, our former principal, and Mr. Gammage, Mr. Schultz, Dick Green, Martin Green, Claude Meyers, and Theodore Palmer of the University of Illinois gave speeches. Talks were also given by the members of the football team and a few of the girls. Fourteen men of the team received their letters. Later on in the season the girls went in a truck to Catlin to see a basketball game between Oakwood and Catlin. Refreshments were served by the Foods Girls of the Catlin High School. The girls taking Physical Training gave a demonstration of their gym work this year. The program included marching with variations, calesthenics, games and clog dances, and each year the Physical Training Department gives a May Fete on the lawn to the west of the building. Last year our Fete represented an old fashioned garden, where the king, Kenneth Crawford, and the queen, Wilma Snider, watched the garden flowers dance about, the old fashioned lovers dance the Minuet, and who last of all saw the new queen, Opal Dalbey, crowned. This year’s season will close with a class basketball tournament in which we expect to have a great deal of enthusiasm shown. W. D. Page Forty-two THE ACORN, 1927 L. SPERRY L. LIGGETT MR. CONGRAM W. STRONG EDWIN McHROOM Bo s’ Athletic Association THE Boys’ Athletic Association is an organization in the 0. T. H. S. for the purpose of maintaining interest and assisting in the management of athletics at the High School. At the beginning of the school year an election was held and the following officers elected: President...................Lester Sperry Vice-President..............Layton Liggett Secretary....................Wayne Strong Treasurer....................Edwin McBroom Advisor.................... Mr. Congram For the games this year the association managed the sale of tickets, that is sold them in advance and took them at the gates. It has also furnished the advertising. After the basketball season was completed, the association managed a Boys’ Class Basketball Tournament, and also bought a nice banner for the winning class team. The letter men of the regular school team acted as coaches and referees. L. S. Page Forty-three i ns.' Forty-four THE ACORN, 1927 Centennial ONE of the events in which we were very successful and which added much interest to the entire student body was the Centennial held at Danville, September the twenty-ninth and thirtieth. The Agriculture boys built two floats; one to represent the Agriculture Department, the other the Home Economics Department. They were decorated in purple and white which are our school colors. Students from each of these departments were busy representing something pertaining to the vocational activities of our High School. The boys on the Agriculture float, with Mr. Smith in charge, were shown judging hogs. The hogs were placed near the center of the float, and the boys stood, one at each corner, while the girls from the Home Economics Class, aided by Miss Goodwin, were demonstrating hand sewing, machine sewing, and measuring the hem for a dress. The first day we displayed these floats in an Educational Parade, in which most of the schools of the county partook, a large banner was received as the reward for third place. On the following day we were to show these floats in a parade representing the industry of the township. During the night it rained and our floats had to be redecorated for the display the following afternoon. At this time wre w'on first place as the best float outside of Danville. This rew-ard was a silver cup. C. S. PiK3 For!y-flve THE ACORN, 1927 THIS Library’s the nicest place When students want to walk Or get away from studying And have a nice long talk. It’s a little room just off the hall Where some students rise and some students fall. But if you’re absent or if you’re late In this little room your bound to wait. The assembly is the place for pupils to work, Some of them study while others shirk, But when exams come and their grades do fall That is the time they begin to “ball”. Pa ire Forty-seven Pane Forty-eight THE ACORN, 1927 The typing room’s a cheerful place With all its clitter clatter; And if we once heard quiet there We’d wonder what’s the matter. The boiler room is quite a place, It always contains one well known face. He is a man we love to greet, And for a friend he can’t be beat. The food’s lab is a place where they keep Many, many things which are good to eat And if you buy your dinner there You always get a good hot fare. Pasco Forty-nine THE ACORN, 1927 Firxt Row— Ferris, Mitchel, Plotner, McBroom, Dalbey, D. Dalbey, Lark, Michael, O’Hare, E. Dalbey. Second Row— Hill, Douglas, Dalbey, Leoffler, Miss Roberts, Illk, Douglas, Duke. Bottom Row— Thompson, McMorris, Leoffler, Cauldwell, Marion, Adams, Foley. Latin Club fTIHE Latin Club was organized by the students who had taken or were A taking the second year of foreign language and those Freshmen who were taking first year of Latin and had made an average of eighty-five or above. The purpose of the club is to further the interest of the language students in Latin and also to stimulate the study of Roman life and customs. s' The club meets once every month. The program consists of: Busi- ness of the club, conducted by the president, reports on Roman life and customs, plays, pantomimes, readings and musical numbers. The motto adopted was “Senatus Populusque Romanus.” This club, has given some splendid programs, which have benefitted every member. E p Page Fifty Atlj htxtB Jfmitbull r � ui� Wfly-fiiu? THE ACORN, 1927 LIGGETT Our captain and quarterback. From every angle he was a heady general and a good open field runner. GRITTEN A halfback whose speed was equalled by none save Hermes. SPERRY At end he was a stellar performer. Always alert and ready to go. STRONG A halfback that was hard to stop. On defense, wide awake and ready to hit. -Us________f ' STEDMAN The all-county guard that liked to hit. An excellent all round player. SHROYER A fullback whom no opponent’s lines nor ends could stop. He was also outstanding in defense. C. ARNOLD A guard no one walked through. A hard hitter with plenty of nerve. i Page Fifty-two THE ACORN, 1927 SNYDER A halfback that will be playing real football next year. FREEMAN ■“Dick” was light, but had lots of fight. FRAZIER A left end that either turned the play in, or tackled the runner. LONG A tackle that tackled. PLOTNER A handy man at guard or tackle. V. ARNOLD A guard that could fill his brother’s position very well. Pajte Fifty-throe THE ACORN, 1927 Review of Football Season THE season opened with a rather favorable outlook. There were six letter men back and about eight other men that showed promise of good material after a few practices. The weather, being so rainy, interfered slightly with practice; but the boys drudged along in the rain with work on fundamentals. As the first game was not far away, signal practice had to start in about eight days. When September 24 came, it looked as if a fairly well prepared team would be ready to meet Areola. However, an injury in the shoulder put Stedman out of the first three games. In the second quarter of the game C. Arnold received an injury that kept him out five games. Although Areola had a superior team that won by a score of 20-0, the co-operation and fighting spirit of the team encouraged Coach Hegle. Captain Liggett was unable to play in the Ridgefarm game October 2. Strong was shifted to the responsibility of calling signals. Hard driving won the game for us when Shroyer carried the ball over for the only score of the game. On October 9 Homer took a defeat of 32-0. Liggett cracked a bone in his leg in this game that kept him out of the last of the season, although he played two games with his injury. Our second and last defeat came on October 15. St. Joseph was pepped up for their homecoming, so not until the second half were we able to show equal ability. By playing a better game the last period we held them to a score of 9-0. This was Stedman’s first game of the season. This defeat, however, seemed to instill a new vigor into the boys, and for the remainder of the season much more determination for victory was in evidence. There was probably more interest in the Fall Festival game than in any other. On this date Rossville took the same defeat that they have met for four years—6-13. C. Arnold suited up for this game but did not play because of his former injury. Liggett played his last high school football at that time because of the injury received in the Homer game. Grit-ten was shifted to the backfield, Strong to his former center position and Bridgman to tackle. Thursday night before the Rantoul game, October 29, we became aware of the fact that neither Liggett nor Strong would be able to play, and were faced with the task of breaking in a new man to call signals. Stedman took the position, and through his experience of former years, Pa ire Fifty-four % THE ACORN, 1927 REVIEW OF FOOTBALL SEASON—Continued led the team to victory. The splendid way in which the fellows hung together under these conditions should be particularly noticed. To that situation we attribute, very largely, the score of 7-9 with Oakwood leading. The sneak pass from Stedman to Frazier was the feature of the day. November 6 we played Sidell. The score was 3-3. We were the only team in the conference that tied the winner of the Little Eight Trophy. The absence of both Liggett and Strong was felt keenly by the Oakwood team and fans. Arnold, who was back in the game again now, was a welcome asset to the team. Stedman’s forty-five yard field goal was our only score. The spirit of football was not so keen after this game, but the following week we ended the season by defeating Vermilion Grove 3-0. Thus the year was over with two defeats, one tie, and five victories. Judging from this record and also from the splendid sportsmanlike spirit of the squad, this is probably the most successful season that Oakwood Township has ever had. At the splendid banquet given by the Girls’ Athletic Association Wayne Strong was elected to pilot the squad in 1927. Stedman was named guard on the first all county team, Shroyer, fullback, on the second and Bridgman, center, on the third. M. A. H. Page Fifty-five THE ACORN, 1927 COACH HEGLE With plenty of available material for both football and basketball teams Coach Hegle started the season with a will and determination to make the football and basketball teams both winners. About seven letter men were back for the opening of the basketball season. The boys through both seasons displayed the old Oakwood fighting spirit that was hard to defeat. Together, this spirit and the coaching that Mr. Hegle gave us, developed squads in which wonderful team-work was very much in evidence. We, the teams of O. T. H. S., wish Coach Hegle a future filled with success. We feel sure that in the future his teams will be capable of pitting against the best. MANAGER THOMPSON The football team elected Harold Thompson to fill the capacity as manager. This position was a rather responsible one for such a small fellow but nevertheless he handled the job to perfection. Before and after every game he was ready and willing to take care of the boys that were injured. Before the game he always got everything ready to use and when it came time to use them they were ready. The basketball squad elected him as their manager and he still continued his good work. Any team would be proud to have him as their manager. Page Fifty-six CAPTAIN STEDMAN laakrlhall Paste Fifty-seven THE ACORN, 1927 Captain STEDMAN A guard that met the ball close to the backboard. LIGGETT A running guard no opponent walked around. Ca ? r n ft ft. Sf rrj SPERRY Not flashy but a dependable player. STRONG Like his name — strong on defense and offense. Page Fifty-eight THE ACORN, 1927 � FRAZIER A forward that makes you guess how he gets so many baskets. MjcBROOM A forward opponents hated to see get the ball. Paire Fifty-nine LONG A guard that makes opponents take long shots. THE ACORN, 1927 Basketball Review THE 1926-1927 Basketball season started with five letter men and four substitutes from last year. Prospects were bright for a winning team. We had only about three weeks in which to build a team. Coach Hegle set to work and had a team in shape to play the first game. The first game of the season was with Henning on our floor. We didn’t know much about Henning so we expected a rather hard game but they gave little opposition. The Oakwood team gathered thirty-four points to six for Henning. The next game was with the highly touted St. Joseph cagers. We expected an exceptionally hard game and probable defeat. The game started that way and at the half the score stood 4-4. The beginning of the fourth quarter found Oakwood ahead 14-4 and when the final gun exploded and the smoke cleared away the scoreboard showed a 19-5 victory for the Purple and White. The next week we journeyed to Ridgefarm. Dopesters termed them as the hardest opposition we would have but nevertheless we went down there determined to win and we did; the final score being 31-10. The next week we played Henning. We were met with stronger opposition than we had the first, hence we were lucky to get a 17-15 victory. The next game was not until after the Christmas holidays. We met St. Joseph on their new floor. Some had us defeated 2-1 before the game started but the dope bucket was completely upset. The Purple came through with flying colors and a 21-19 victory. The next game was on our home court. Ridgefarm came visiting and returned home carrying the rinds of a 24-12 score. Neither team displayed any remarkable basketball. Thus far we had played six games and won them all but our record was marred when we went to Catlin. The half ended 13-6 against us. The second half started different with Catlin doing little scoring. The Purple was behind 19-13 with but two minutes to go. Something got started and at the end of the regular playing period the score was 19-19. Three over-time periods was necessary to decide the game. Catlin won by a narrow margin of two points, the final score being 21-19. The next week Allerton came visiting. Undaunted and not the least disheartened because of our defeat we started this game with a rush and Patce Six'.y THE ACORN, 1927 BASKETBALL REVIEW—Continued was never behind at any stage of the game. The Allerton team proved easy as the 35-8 score will indicate. The next game was with Catlin on our home floor. This game was a “thriller” all the way. The score at the end of the regular playing time was 12-12. An overtime period was necessary to decide this game but we came through victorious by the narrow margin of one point. The final score being 14-13. The next week we went to Allerton and in a very slow game we defeated them 21-7. The last game on our home floor was with Alvin. Their brawn and height all but spelled defeat for us. The game was hard fought and rough all the way. The final score being 19-15. This was the last game on the Oakwood floor for Captain Stedman, Liggett and Sperry. They will be lost by graduation. The first team ended the regular season with ten victories and one defeat. The second team ended their season with six victories and two defeats. Page Sixty-One THE ACORN, 1927 Tournament Season FATE dealt us a hard blow in the County Tournament when we drew East Lynn, the winners of the Paxton Invitational Tournament. The game was hard fought from the first whistle until the last one. The game started with both teams playing cautious basketball. Oakwood started things rolling by registering from the foul line but it wasn’t long until the score was 2-2. The score was 16-15 in favor of Oakwood one minute to go. On the tipoff East Lynn made a field goal from the center of the floor which won them the game 17-16. We drew Catlin for our first game in the Sidell Invitational Tournament. Each team had claimed one victory over the other. The game was close and hard fought but Oakwood led during the entire game. The score with but 10 seconds to go was 14-11, but just as the final gun went off they sunk one from beneath the basket, making the game a 14-13 victory for us. In our second game the next afternoon we played Sidell. The winner of this game earned the right to enter the finals and play for championship that night. The game started slow with Oakwood unable to get going and the half ended 8-6 in Sidell’s favor. But the second half started differently. Sidell scored 4 points to 9 points for Oakwood. The second half was featured by steady and fast play all the way through. With one minute to play the score was 13-12 in favor of the winners. Strong was fouled and just as the final gun exploded he added the other 2 points that gave us a 15-12 victory. After the Sidell game we had little opportunity to rest and get in shape for the championship game that night. Our defeat at the hands of Westville, did not mean a complete failure for us, because we were given a beautiful trophy for the second place honor. Two men were placed on the all-star team; Captain Stedman as guard, and Strong as running guard on the first team. Georgetown was our opponent in our first game in the State District Tournament. We were expected to win but over-confidence and inability to hit the basket cost us the game. Offensive team work seemed to be the lacking element. They defeated us 13-10. This ended our basketball season with a total of sixteen games of which twelve were won and four were lost. Patfo Sixty-two THE ACORN, 1927 Calendar SEPTEMBER We returned again to find that our Alma Mater had neither disappeared nor had any serious mishap during three months which it did not have our protection. The Sophomores seem to be very serious in the performance of their duties toward the Freshmen, for by the end of the first day not a Freshman boy could be found who could not attest to the hardness and sharpness of the cinders below the assembly windows. As usual the “freshies” seemed to consider themselves necessary ornaments of the corridor walls. We organized our classes beginning with the Seniors and ending with the Freshmen, and then soon the Sophomores gave a party to the Freshmen, after which the Freshmen were acknowledged as an unquestionable part of O.T.II.S. We elected Lucille Lark and Billy McMorris our cheer leaders—played our first football game (Areola) and were beaten, our only consolation being that it was not a conference game. OCTOBER We played our first conference game and won against Ridgefarm. The Seniors after many weighty and prolonged discussions selected a ring. The vote was unanimous. We had our first six weeks exams on Thursday and Friday and on Friday afternoon went to St. Joe, where we were beaten. Viz.— the untruth of the saying, “A poor beginning makes a good ending”. The receiving of our grade cards caused much “weeping and gnashing of teeth,” and also the addition of an extra study period before school for those who were low in their grades. On the twenty-second and twenty-third the Fall Festival was held and on Saturday afternoon we played Rossville and won. We initiated the Freshmen into the Literary Societies and as most of them did not realize the gravity of the occasion, erasers wrere thrown at them in order that they might be duly impressed. The Freshmen gave the Sophomores a party on Hallowe’en. NOVEMBER Three cheers for Oakwood. The last conference game. We tied with Sidell, who had not lost a game. We placed third in the “Little Eight Football Conference.” Hurrah for us! I’Age Sixty-three THE ACORN, 1927 K No school! Teachers’ Conference. Had a big party at school from two o’clock to three. Every one had a good time in spite of the fact that the party wasn’t wanted. Did some stay in the assembly to study? Six weeks exams! We are afraid a great number of students won’t have much to give thanks for tomorrow. Anyway here’s hoping they have a turkey. DECEMBER Small pox in the community! Every one to get vaccinated or quit school for twenty days. We opened our basketball season with a victory over Henning. The Seniors gave the Juniors the annual Christmas party. Just before the Christmas vacation a literary program was given. Sayings of great men! “Didn’t LaVerne look mighty like an angel in that stunt.”—Dick Freeman. All enjoyed “General” Liggett’s story about his visit to Santa Claus since so many of his characteristics were portrayed there. We are sure that to be unable to use his mouth would be a terrible calamity for “General.” Freedom at last—Christmas vacation! JANUARY “All things must come to an end,” so goes the saying of Mr. Vinson E. Gritten. Perhaps so, but—what about the end? Our campus was made beautiful by the heavy snow. Snow makes good sledding? Ask Lucille and Gladys. Exams are over! Again we can sit back and take life easy until they are here again in June. We met our first defeat in basketball. The score was 19-21 in Cat-lin’s favor, after playing off three overtime periods. FEBRUARY We went to the County Tournament with high hopes but were defeated in the first game by East Lynn. However, we soon made up for it by defeating Catlin. Now we’re even for that trimming they gave us a few weeks ago. More victories! We won second place in the Invitational Tournament at Sidell, and brought home a fine trophy, a silver statue of Victory. Page Sixty-four THE ACORN, 1927 � “After Victory comes a fall.” What’s the use of six weeks’ exams anyhow ? The Latin Club gave a program before the assembly. MARCH The Seniors go to court—and to jail! Besides this, the bailiff put handcuffs on some of the girls. How degrading! We played Georgetown at the district tournament and lost. This ended our basketball season. We had a very interesting season, as the following scores will prove: Oakwood 34 Henning 6 Here Oakwood 19 St. Joe 5 Here Oakwood 31 Ridgefarm 10 There Oakwood 17 Henning 15 There Oakwood 21 St. Joe 19 There Oakwood 24 Ridgefarm 12 Here Oakwood 19 Catlin 21 There Oakwood 35 Alierton 8 Here Oakwood 14 Catlin 13 Here Oakwood 21 Alierton 7 There Oakwood 19 Alvin 15 Here Oakwood 16 East Lynn 17 At Tournament Oakwood 14 Catlin 13 At Tournament Oakwood 15 Sidell 12 At Tournament Oakwood 12 Westville 29 At Tournament Oakwood 10 Georgetown 13 At Tournament Total 321 Total 215 Player and Position Strong, Center ______ McBroom, Forward - Frazier, Forward_____ Sperry, Forward______ Freeman, Forward __ Liggett, Guard ______ Stedman, Guard_______ Long, Guard _________ Canaday, Forward ... Field Goals Free Throws Total Points _ 50 13 113 _ 42 12 96 _ 17 4 38 5 12 22 8 5 21 5 5 15 2 1 5 _ 0 1 1 0 1 1 The Juniors are busy getting ready for their play, “A Bunch of Fun.” men. and the spring athletics, track and baseball. Trimmell are married. Paire Sixty-five THE ACORN, 1927 In e Near Future In the short time before school closes the Juniors and Seniors will be especially busy, with the Junior play, the Junior-Senior banquet, Bacca laureate, and Commencement. Exams will be over for another year. When school is out every one will be happy but the Seniors. Past!; Dixy-six THE ACORN, 1927 Humor A Proposal Mr. Hegle (in business law)—Which would you rather have, my check without recourse or my name? Opal Hume—Oh! Mr. Hegle, this is so sudden! In English class Harold Shroyer, when grading a paper, wanted to know if zeros counted anything. Edwin McBroom—I can’t get my doctor’s certificate signed for football. Virgil Arnold—Go to Dr. Cox. He’ll sign it. Opal Dalbey (assigning a lesson in American History)—Our lesson for Sunday will be . . . Lost—One girl at Veatrice Clapp’s party. Answers to name of Evelyn. Finder please return to Gabe Long and receive reward. Miss Lyle—If a person was run over by a train would that be fate ? Vernon Stedman—No, it would be pure carelessness. Miss Conely—What is combustion, Lucille? Lucille Lark—It’s when dust collects in a closed can and makes enough heat to combust. Miss McCoy (Senior Play Practice)—Look at Harold, Mabel. Mabel—I can’t look at him—I’d have to laugh. Mr. Hegle (in business law)—What is personal property, Clara? Clara Hunter—Something that moves like a horse. Vinson Gritten—Would you take trigonometry? LaVon Duke—I suppose so. I catch every disease that comes along. Vernon Stedman—I’ve forgotten who wrote “Ivanhoe.” Lester Sperry—I’ll tell you, if you’ll tell me who in the Dickens wrote “The Tale of Two Cities.” PaK Sixty-seven THE ACORN, 1927 Lucille Lark—Rankin had a good-looking cheer leader too. Dorothy Trimmell (in economics class)—How many school days in a year? Miss McCoy—One hundred and eighty. Ralph Reeves—I went that many last month. Her Little Brother—Yes, sister has a box with lots of funny things in it. There’s a rolling pin, two revolvers, two flat irons, and everything. Harold Shroyer—Dear me! and what does she call it? Her Little Brother—Her hope chest. Charlotte Swaim (Senior play practice)—Miss McCoy, Mabel's supposed to be sitting down. Miss McCoy—Yes, where, Charlotte? Charlotte—At the bottom of Page 16. Dick Freeman—Anything on that heater? Mr. Hegle—My feet. Dick—I thought I smelled something. Miss Lyle (in English IV)—Ralph, who were the two dramatists thac followed Johnson? Ralph Reeves—Oh! you mean them two guys---- Miss Lyle—I don’t know whether they were guys or not. Ralph—Well they had long whiskers anyhow. Mr. Hegle—Haldon, what is the penalty for bigamy? Haldon Eubank—Two mothers-in-law. Miss Conely—The lowest temperature ever reached was 266 degrees below zero. Harold Shroyer—Why, a fellow couldn’t live if it was that cold, could he? — :: — Virgil Arnold (after hurting his chest in football)—If I didn’t have to breathe it wouldn’t hurt. Clovis Arnold—Well, why don’t you quit breathing? Virgil—I did a while ago. We wonder why Miss Goodwin blushed when she said that dates were too sweet. Pago Sixty-eight THE ACORN, 1927 Mr. Congram—Name some insects, Luther. Luther Canaday—Fish. Miss McCoy, talking about the annual sales, said, “We will have to get 300 prescriptions anyhow.” Miss Lyle—Write a poem for tomorrow. Vernon Stedman—Can it be in blank verse? Lucille Lark—I can’t hear a darned thing. My nose is stopped up. Miss Conely—If an iron magnet pin w7as placed on a cork, would it “flirt” to the north ? We wonder w7hat’s on her mind. Mary Meade—P G makes better suds in my mind. (We’ve heard of people having their minds in the gutter but Mary has hers in the wash tub.) Clara House—And the funny part of it is, it killed him and he died. Wayne Strong—I can’t understand how a man can swallow a sword. Mr. Congram—Huh! it wouldn’t be any harder than swallowing some of the yarns you tell me when you are late. Vernon Stedman, dressed in Oxford bags and latest styled clothes, came home. Vernon’s Father—Son, you look like a silly fool. Neighbor (coming in)—Vernon, you look more like vour father every day. Vernon—Yes, so father was just telling me. Fond Aunt—Will you let me kiss you if I give you a penny? Small Boy—A penny, w7hy I get more than that for taking ca-tor oil. Miss Conely—How many make a dozen? Edwin McBroom—Twelve. Miss Conely—How7 many make a million? Edwin McBroom—Very few7. Harold Shroyer—Dorothy has the mouth and hoof disease. “What’s that?” asked someone. Harold—All she w7ants to do is eat and dance. Paiso Sixty-nii THE ACORN, 1927 Miss Lyle—Why does a Scotchman have a keen sense of humor? Lester Sperry—Because it’s a gift. Orth Frazier—What’s a genius? Mr. Smith—A man who can rewrite a traveling salesman’s joke and get it accepted by the Ladies Home Journal. Gabe Long—Who was that peach I saw you with? Luther Canaday—She wasn’t a peach, she was a grape-fruit. Gabe Long—Why grape-fruit? Luther Canaday—I squeezed her and she hit me in the eye. First Bum—Say, pard, ’ow ’ja hurt yer ’and? Second Bum—I went into a cigar store to get a cigar and some clumsy goof stepped on it. Salesman—How would you like a Woman’s Home Companion? Old Maid—I’ve been dying for one, come right in. LaVon Duke—Why do old maids go to church so early? Layton Liggett—To be sure and be there when they hand out the hymns. Ilaldon Eubank—The doctor said I should take quinine and whisky. Harold Mason—Well? Haldon Eubank—I don’t know where to get the quinine. Mr. Hegle—Manila is a wonderful place. Have you ever been there? Vinson Gritten—No, but I’ve eaten lots of their ice cream. Mr. Congram (in zoology class)—Where do bugs go in winter? Luther Canaday—Search me. Opal Dalbey—I thought you had a date with Gladys tonight. Lester Sperry—Well, when I saw her leave the house at five minutes to eight with some one else, I got sore and called it off. Tramp—Say, John, give me something to eat. I’m starving. Chinaman—Like flish? Tramp—Sure. Chinaman—Call Fliday. Paire Seventy THE ACORN, 1927 When It’s Mighty Near Your Doom When your seat is vacant, the last period of the day, And the teacher in the assembly reports it to “E.K.” Then you probably better beat it toward the boiler room. Of course you’re not excited, but it’s mighty Near your doom. When you have your invitation to the office off the hall And he has you seated for fear you’d probably fall, And he leaves you until later just looking into the Gloom, Of course you’re not excited, but it’s mighty Near your doom. Then he comes back with evidence—he gets most any way, And after a little discussion, he dismissed you until a better day When you leave the office with remembrance of listening to his tunc, Of course you were not excited, but you were mighty Near your doom. By One Who Knows — —BARTON SNIDER. Wanted—A box of chocolates for Lola Vanwey. Miss Conely—The light from an electric welding is very hard on your eyes. If one visits the electrical show at the University of Illinois one would see the welding done. Burney Loeffler—Oh! they furnish glasses for the crowd, do thev? In the library where Edith stays She helps the school in many ways, And Vernon, who's not a fool, Thinks she is the best in all the school. Drunk (after bumping into the same tree three times)—Lost-sh, Lost-sh, in an impenetrable forest. Mother—Son, blow your nose. (So the little boy blew.) “That’s tearable.” “What?” “Tissue paper.” — :: — Don’t throw your mouth into gear until you are sure your brain is turning over. Pure Seventy-one Pajre S?venty-two THE ACORN, 1927 Visitor—How can you tell the difference between a teacher and a student ? Vernon Stedman—Well, if two persons are in a recitation room an 1 one of them is asleep, the other one is the teacher. Evolution of Students Freshman—Please, sir, I did not understand the question. Sophomore—I don’t understand the question. Junior—What’s the question? Senior—Iluh ? Teacher—What three words are used most in English language? Lester Sperry—I don’t know. Teacher—Correct. Son—I just took a splinter out of my hand. Mother—Don’t you know that’s dangerous. Son—Oh! no. I used a safety pin. Cases It’s not a case of sauer kraut, of vinegar, or gin. Or a family doctor’s vexing case of a dislocated chin. No, this case I am thinking of is just as pure as a little dove— Well, a case, that what they call it when a feller falls in love. We got cases around our high school, not beer, disease, or gin, But a few of us have fell in love and really it’s no sin. Mr. Congram is all that troubles, for he sometimes comes to spy, And if he finds a case of “puppy love,” he takes it through the rye. But just the same if he is mean and a little above their size, He cannot keep the boys from holding her hands and looking into her eyes. Congram’s rules are very strick, I guess we all agree, If he was not they would not hide and then we all could see. Only good-looking people are to read this: •pa ieauoa os aq }(up|noA j Bill—Old Joe is pretty sick. Jim—Croquette ? Bill—Not yet, but he will soon I guess. Sovcnty-threc THE ACORN, 1927 K She—Do you like fish balls? He—Don’t think I ever attended any. Miss McCoy—What is an artisan ? Oscar Blue—One of them guys that draws pictures. Harold Thompson—Did you hear that story about the cliff? Gerald McMorris—No, what was it? Harold—It’s all a bluff. Oscar Blue—Bernie, how does it happen you are so smart? Bernie Loeffler—Well, it’s this way. When I was small, my mother used to take me over her knee quite often. Let me tell you, she made me smart. Little words of wisdom, Little words of bluff, Make the teachers tell us, “Sit down, that’s enough.” Vinson Gritten—Why do you drink your coffee out of your saucer? Dick Freeman—Because if I drink it out of the cup the spoon gets in my eye. Teacher—Why is your nose in the middle of your face? Cecil Van Allen—Because it’s the scenter. You can lead a horse to water, But can’t make him drink; You can ride a Latin Pony, But you cannot make him think. 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Conron Hardware Co. “SELLERS OF GOOD GOODS” Athletic and School Supplies 116-118 East Main Street Danville, Illinois Class of ’27 “MAY YOU ALL LIVE LONG AND PROSPER” BOORD BROTHERS BIGGEST LITTLE STORE Sandusky Furniture Store Furniture and Rugs of Quality 37-39 North Vermilion Street Danville, Illinois Pasre Seventy-nine _____________THE ACORN, 1927___________ HIGH GRADE TEXACO GASOLINE ANI) OILS ACCESSORIES The I one Star Service Station Oakwood, Illinois Wesley France Sons, Proprietor PROMPT, EFFICIENT AND COURTEOUS SERVICE EATS DRINKS SUNDRIES Russell B. Rodgers SHOOT ME YOUR BUSINESS Grain and John Deere Farm Implements Oakwood, Illinois PHONE 1-2 BUY YOUR FORD AND RADIO FROM ED. HARDEN GOOD GOODS GOOD SERVICE Fithian, Illinois “The Garage That Does Things” PHONE 10 FITHIAN, ILLINOIS FRANK A. BROWN WE SELL TODAY TO SELL ANOTHER DAY Dry Goods and Groceries P� B0 KiRh.y THE ACORN, 1927 MASON 6 TRENT BROS. Dealers in LUMBER and HARDWARE Paint, Glass, Posts, Builders’ Hardware Garden Tools, American Fence Masons’ Supplies QUALITY GUARANTEED Phone 21 Oakwood, Illinois Page Eiahty-onc THE ACORN, 1927 Bancroft’s Restaurant A Place For a Real Treat SOFT DRINKS CANDIES CIGARETTS ICE CREAM CIGARS TOR Ice Cream Parlor Side Door Hot Lunches of all Kinds Sandwiches and Hot Dogs Home Made Pies Our Motto is Treat Them all Alike Farmers State Bank CAPITAL $25,000 Fithian, Illinois Under State Supervision and Examination General Banking and Farm Loans Leo Freese .............President R. H. McAlister....Vice President E. E. Freeman.............Cashier THE HOME OF Good Soda, Candy and Lunch GUY MALONE 114 N. Vermilion Street Danville, Illinois Page Eighty-two THE ACORN, 1927 Efficiency Service PHONE 19 PHONE 19 ]32 North Walnut Street DANVILLE, ILL. This Annual was produced by the Interstate Printing Company CLEVE ALEXANDER SPORTING GOODS 155 North Vermilion St., Danville, Illinois Fishing Tackle, Camping Equipment, Bicycles, Coaster Wagons. Special prices to clubs and schools Telephone Main 1038 Wedding and Birthday Cakes BAKED TO ORDER Winthers Pastry Shop BASEBALL TENNIS GOLF SUPPLIES 123 N. Vermilion St. Phone 1304 + Page Eiithty-thrcc THE ACORN, 1927 Niemans Confectionery FOUNTAIN AND LUNCH SERVICE DRUGS AND SUNDRIES Phone 64 Fithian, Illinois GENERAL MERCHANDISE J. D. CROMWELL QUALITY GUARANTEED ANI) PRICES RIGHT Phone 19 Fithian, Illinois “Say it With Flowers” SMITHS The Florist “THE FINER FLOWERS ONLY” Phone 571 101 Vermilion Street Danville, Illinois Sailors Service Station FIRESTONE AND GOODYEAR TIRES Gas, Oils and Accessories Oakwood, Illinois Phone 12 Page Eisrhty-four THE ACORN, 1927 General Motor Latest Achievement THE NEW ANI) FINER Pontiac... Six... Oakland Danville Aub urn Auto Co. 143 N. Walnut St. Danville, Illinois The Bank that helps the Man Who Helps Himself State Bank of Oakwood Oakwood, Illinois J. M. Johnson.President C. C. Andrews...Cashier MORTICIAN V. L. REDMAN AMBULANCE SERVICE PHONE 10 49-2 Oakwood, Illinois k- sfv 7y rage Eiehty-five THE ACORN, 1927 K PHOTOGRAPHS In This Book Were Made by BOWMAN STUDIO Be Photographed This Year “PHOTOGRAPHS LIVE FOREVER” Phone 3405W 22 North Hazel St. Danville, Illinois W. A. RIDGE General Merchandise PHONE 63 Oakwood, Illinois Our Slogan Good Goods AT YOUR SERVICE The measure of greatness in a man or a business is being ready to serve. That describes the Illinois Traction System, day and night, 365 days in the year, for the students of Oakwood Township High School. ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM Page Eighty- THE ACORN, 1927 YEOMANS SHEDD ■ HARDWARE CO. Cooking Utensils in Aluminum Enameled Ware and Iron Pocket Knives and Scissors Skates and Fishing Tackle 28-30 West Main St. 1 block west of square Office Phone 89 Residence 1700 N. E. Corner of North and Vermilion Sts. DR. GEO. S. ROBISON DENTIST 203 Dale Building Danville, Illinois Filling Station DOCK LEEDY Johnson Gas and Oil LUNCH Telephones 10-10 Billiard Parlor Ogden, Illinois No Boy likes to wear a dirty shirt No Girl likes to have a dirty neck And no body on earth wants to see you with soiled and wrinkled clothes on. The Illinois Dry Cleaning Co. 143 Vermilion St. Danville, Illinois Page Eighty-seven THE ACORN, 1927 DRUGS NOTIONS Special Blue Room Service DELICIOUS EATS AND REFRESHMENTS Blue Room Cafe LONGSTRETH SON OAK WOOD, ILLINOIS We write insurance of all kinds Notary Republic Freeman’s Filling Station For HOT LUNCH SANDWICHES DRINKS CANDY CIGARS TOBACCO At Shell Station West Edge of Ogden GRANT FREEMAN, Prop. Past© Eighty- Eight SUPPLEMENT TO OAKWOOD TOWNSHIP ASTONISHER Dear Annie Laurie: My oldest daught?r will be eighteen next spring. She is determined to get married as so' n as she is eighteen. If she doe get married and leaves me I wPI have to get up and tret breakfast and undergo other hardships. Can you suggest any enticement which would win her to stay at home. Mr . Lucille Woodin Nichols. Dear Mrs. Nichols: As their wedding gift give them half of your house. They would be sure to accept the chance to save rent. Annie I-aurie. Dear Annie Laurie: I am a great lover of blonds. My trouble has been in finding a blond who looked on matrimonial life the same as I do. A friend of mine told me that you ere a blond whose mate had died. Through your section of this newspaper I have come to love you very dearly. Will you marry me? Curtis Hise. My dear friend: Your friend was correctly informed about my keing a blond and having a quick end to my matrimenv. There seems to be one mistake, however, for Annie l. urie is only my pen name. I vm your old blond classmate Carl Johnson. I don’t suppose that you care to let the proposal stand any longer. Lovingly, Annie Laurie. Robert Andrews. Lost—A boxing match, with a red head. Will reward anyone who will find me another match. Glen Francis, Boxer. Lost or Stolen A stone heart. In its place was left a soft one. Please return the stone one and get the reward. Marie Glover. Lost or Stolen— Somewhere between the heart chords, a lot of love. Will reward any handsome young man who will return my love. Marie Glover. Lost A peck of time in a bushel of trouble. Forest Mc-Gowen. Lost A shipment of red face paint and KEEP YOUNG CLAY. Will reward for its return. Marie Glover. Found A bushel of trouble in a peck of spare time. France Knight. Found The lost chord between measures. Martha Johnston, Pianist. Lost An ear drum by the lender of the Anatomy Jazz Orchestra. Finder please return, even though perforated, and receive reward. Melba Cline. Lost An insinuating remark when dropped by an angry speaker, between blows. Please return to Harold Gustin. Lost Three minutes by the O. T. H. S. assembly clock. Return to fourth hour and receive lunch on time. Geo. B. Weisiger. Prin. Found—By mistake a broken neck in an automobile-airplane collision. Will give it to the first one who calls for it. Carl Johnson. Found A great scientific discovery. How to sell men backbone. Come and try it. Curtis Hise, Butcher. Found—Poor health-while on the way to riches. The poor health is not mine so will sell it to the first customer. Cora Peak. Found A good position for an honest man. We have refused all applications yet because they said they were honest. We draw our conclusions from the answers. Lucille Woodin Nichols. Employers’ Agency. Lost An opportunity to jump into the river after a drowning cat. Will give reward for its return. Gladys Sailor McGowen. Found- A bad name in a good game. I merely won the stakes. Will reward anyone to make my name better. Buss Nichols. $1,000 reward for the villain that hit Carl Johnson with “Principles of Physics.! Lost—My wife and jewe’ry. please return the jewelry. Notify Carl Johnson. Lost—My knowledge of perfect English, but will not stand responsible for the damage. Rev. Hise. Wanted—Some brains for my students. Apply G. B. Weis-inger. Mr. C. A. Johnson, agriculture teacher at O. T. H. S. has again assumed his duties there after an absence of two weeks because of the illness of his pet crow. The crow, however, is recovering nicely at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Francis informally entertained the neighbors last evening at a square dance. An exquisite wedding took p'ace Thursday at the M. E. church of Oakwood when Miss Martha John ton was united in holy matrimony to Mr. Lyle Christian. The Rev. Iceland Lawrence officiated. Rice, old shoes and tomatoes were bestowed upon the happy couple by the guests. Mr. and Mrs. Charles O’Toole received word from their daughter Juanita that she will make them an extended visit in the near future. Miss O’Toole has been teaching mathematics and history at the Northwestern University. fhe Johnson and Son Cafe has good WAITER service. They are paid to WAIT. Come for breakfast and wait for dinner. JOHNSON SON CAFE Fithian, 111. Wanted: A pot washer, bus boy. brass and silver girl, bean table girl and dish washer. O. T. H. S. Cafeteria. I’m bound to bind books better than they are bound by an other binder because the people are bound to buy the best bind ing. . H. OUSTING, Book Binders Bring the material and let me make you a waist. I will keep the WASTE and make it cheaper for you JUANITA O’TOOLE. Seamstress Oakwood. III. We Have Annuals for Sale. And-You-AII Should Buy an Annual. CLASS OF ’43 School was closed ye terday when the circus belonging to Harry Williams stopped at the Fithian Fair Grounds. The McGowen brothers staged a comical act while Signor Carlos Johnson performed his magic tricks. The Junior Class of O. T. H. S. went on a strike today when told that their nex poem for study was written by Ever-ette Nichols, Esq. The prin-c’pnl is investigating and will prashly decide in favor of the students. Mary Blackburn fell and crushed a chair in the restroom and painfully injured herself. The Snyder ambulance was called which took her to her home. Dr. Richard Chaffee was called to attend. At this time she is slightly improved. Tb« Andrew Twins entertained the assembly on Monday morning with their acrobatic stunts, which are usually performed at home. The students of O. T. H. S. ere looking forward to the greatest event of the year. Johnson and McGowen. the world’s famous comedians, are scheduled to appear before the assembly on January. 25, 11)43. Johnson and McGowen are post-graduates of O. T. H. S. and the students are much interested in their appearance. BEST CELLARS Among the best cellars found this week, the Sheriff located fourteen stills. We have endeavored to get a line on some of the best cellars. At the revival a negro seemed to lx in a period of great emotional stress. An old deacon approached him and asked soothingly: “Brother have you got the spirit?” The negro answered: “Have I. why I’ve got ten gallons in my cellar.” Found in the for sale column: For Sale: A modern six-room house with two story basement Lower story has a capacity of 150 gallons per week. Other story has a good trade worked up which will be given to purchaser. SUPPLEMENT TO OAKWOOD TOWNSHIP ASTONISHER A village in France is reported to have a supply sufficient to last twenty years, stored in a number of caves. We suggest that this be included in the best cellar column. A discussion was overheard in the lower story of our mayor’s residence. John, old boy, this is sure great, how old is it? Oh this is some that I bought in 1913 B. V. D. Well you’ve got me, what does B. V. D. mean.’’ Why it means Before the Volstead Disaster. That mayor’s cellar can not be included in this column any more as the Sheriff visited him next day. Friends, we hate to make this announcement, but if Uncle Sam don’t change his mind our best cellar column will have to be discontinued. CLASS OF ’23 In this class are members nine, Which nothing could suit quite. They arc so very changeable But think themselves are right. These nine compose the class In which fifteen are enrolled. If voting don’t suit them all The ballots are knocked cold. “Work wins everything Their motto used to be. Wild roses were their flowers But now just watch and see. For three years this motto stood, And in the annuals was read But at last it seems no good To those who wish another instead. Today at noon they ballot To tear away the past And install some hurried motto While all know cannot last. 'Tis better to do without Than substitute another For without our motto old Our class will be some other. .—Everette Nichols. -