Onarga Military School - Parade Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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THE S611 101' CLASS HIST OR Y The Forty erghters started xx ry baclc 1942 when lrttle Bob Avery Nrclc Krtos rnd Dean Newberg entered O M S as sex enth graders Wrth Mayor Streneckers helpfulness they prssed spellrng and Newberg learned Englrsh grammar through Averys knack for rt The next year xvhen these three felloxxs re turned havrng outgrovxn therr trousers they found an enlargement to therr class xxhrch xx rs destrned to be among the hnest to ex er grrdurte from thrs school Those jornrng rt the erghth grade were ames Lulce Derlc XXfrllrce Ron rld Knapp ack Kase Bull Drnlcmeyer and Drclc Hrggrns, all of whom were to mrlce good for themselves and therr school They then began makrng progress rn mrlrtary school md sports Bob Avery placrng second rn competrtrxe drrll Kase and Luke garnrng recognrtron xxrth therr grades and Drnkmeyer Knrpp rnd Krtsos shoxx Howexer therr or should I say our fresh man year brought about the greatest rddrtrons to thrs outstandrng class They xx ere XV ryne Kr rbbe Stuart and Wallace Patterson our 01111 set of twrns Laxxton Lamb Paul Kreft XY rlfred Lrn dreth ames Fortrn Peter Arndt Dexter Smrth Albert Lrslca Roger Qlarlce rnd Fugene Shrves Thrs gave us a large represent rtron on the x rrsrty squads craclc drrll comp rnv rnd the brnd After strugglrng through algebrr xxrth Mr Lester rnd Captain Clarlc s contrnual trble mrnner trllcs xxe found we xxere Sophomores Thrs agarn brought addrtrons of more athletes scholars and drrllers xxhom xxe lcnoxx as ohn Webster, Glen Eyler Gordon Mrller and ohn Lrros By thrs trmc xxe xx erc copprng r lot of t p hc tors rn all helds rt OMS rncludrng sx Sophomores on the txxenty m rn rrtle term Nex er theless after frghtrng our xx ry through geometry and Pop Hales Ancrentl'I1story xxe xxere noxx ready to step rnto the upper class posrtron of unrors Thrs year also brought r fexv more to complete our class and enlrrge our poxxer Those xxho entered were Mrch rel Holtzm rn Roy Anderson rnd Robert Ibbotson xx ho helped us rn rrlle term c rthletrcs rs xxcll rs soc rl clubs eh Roy' 'lhrs ye rr sometlrrng or I should sry someone new wrs added to the Hrstory C lrss Lt lrrser fresh out of the Mrrrnes H rve a seat Loole Ahead of us vx rs our gre rtest rnd most glorrous of years our Senror yerr We met rt herd on rnd drd rt xxrth the help of Adtran l-Ielander rn ex corstgrrrrdsman xx ho Adrr rn completely ovcrh ruled the en rl job long rn thc xx rrtrng 'tes the old grng xxrll never forvet the lrst Homecomrng drnce 1948 I-Irlloxxe en sup er Vlajor Strenecl-.ers storres the Shell Qhref rnd C,ozy cafes Colonel Lrrdxxrclcs helpfrrl hrnts Lennres nrghtly rorrnds xxrnnrng of second rn county brslcetbrll rnd hrst pl rce Ill ref ron rl rnd r trrn C lcs sc rles for yuclgrnr prob cms l 1 rrose almost cxery dry 'Ihesc rrc thrn xxhlch xxrll lrxe forcxer rnd exer rn our memorres xxherex er xxe rre xxherexer xxe m rx be XX e rrrse rtorst to orrrselxes the clrss mf lb xxho mrxe spent 170 yerrs rt O NI S Auf XX redersehen Thrs rs our hrstorv Noxx, you xxrll see those xxho made rt 0 -' 1 in 1 '. l - 'e ' ' '1 o , 1 xr Q ' - ' 1 . . ., ' 1' tr: ' . . . ' I ' 1. Q ' l' 2 I ' 2. . V ' ' 1 1 . , LV ' I I Q 1 2 ' 1 cy Y lf c A . . V . ' , , 2 . 1 1 K 4 7 4 I 4 ' - r rl 1 1 2' f 2 , U 1 Q . . . . Q . 2 k. ' V I , ' A A 2 c . ,, . ,, . . ,v . li., 2 zrnlz 'A 1a 1r' J. , J - 1 , ' ' - 1' 1 , N '1 ' , ' ' 2 - 1 1 ' ' ,1 - . 41' , ' ' A , 2 7 ' f1 1 ' 1 ' L ' - E A - V - 1 ' , I l . b h , . A2 2 . . Y. ' h ' t lc 'b'l't Q A A 1 g t 7 mg t elf mc 4 1 l Y' took 21 post-graduate course and entered our class. , - Q , -1 1 '1 ' - 1 ars 1 , ll l I Y ' 1 .. 4 L K kv' I 1 D ' 1 kr Y 1 1 f ' . C 1. ' 1. , 'H - L Lv ' D 1' Dx a 1 4 ' l ' S' 1 S , , 1 ' , ' ' 1 1 K' ' '- ' -y -' ' kv - - ' ' 1 'l 5 ,' ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' ' 'g' 1 1 ' 1. W 1 , 2' 1 ' Cfzpr' llllfj' A g l- ' V 'Ut' L ' - l t11t1 ' ' ' 1. ' gs ' ' ' ' g - L 1 t 1 'V 1' 'Y . - l . - . ' ' - ' 3 ' ' ' 1 1 ' 1 . Q .I . .. Q I A 1 1 '1. r Y . ' lr' 1 . V g I V g I ' - 1 1 . r . . , .

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Mrs. Lily Oakes Nurse Mrs. Wilma Jones School Tailor Here you have seen those who have tried to teach us. Now you will see those who should have learned. Here they come, the Class of 48 .

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Cadet Corporal ROY CLARREN ANDERSON Minstrel Show 4 Rifle Medal 4 End man 4 Dance Committee 34 Merit Pin 3 Cadet Second Lieutenant HENRY PETER ARNDT Merit Pin 14 OfHcer's Club 4 Minstrel Show 14 Year Book Staff 4 O.M.S. Club 234 Onargosy Staff 1 Football 4 Swimming 234 Crack Companv 24 Medal Winning 1234 Rifle Team 34 Cadet Major ROBERT IOHN AVERY Competitive Drill Finals 713 Basketball 234 Basketball Capt. 3 and 4 Football 3 Tennis 1234 Guardians 7813 Legion Award 8 Grade School Scholarship Award 7 Class President 1234 Student Council Vice O.M.S. Club Vice Pr Onargosy 74 Merit Pins 78134 Otlicer's Club 4 Sophomore Award 2 Crack Company 234 N.A.S.S. 2 Tribime Medals 34 Pres. 3 es. 3