Onarga Township High School - Onarquois Yearbook (Onarga, IL)

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RICHARD PETERS Richard Big Pete Peters: Nothing disgusts him — nothing dismays. Football 1, 2. 3, 4. SHIRLEY NONNEMAN Shirley Nonnie” Nonneman: A great big smile, and personality plus! G.A.A. 4; Library Club 4: Home Ec Club 4; Narghi News 4; Onarquois 4; Contest ('h-ru- 1 GLEA THORNE Gleason Glea Thorne: Circumstances? I make circumstances! Narghi News 2. 3, 4; Onarquois 2. 3, 4; Baseball 3. 4: Basketball 2. 3. 4: Football 3. 4; Thespians 2. 3. 4: Contest Chorus 1. 2; President of Class 2; Ass’t. Editor of Narghi News 3: Basketball Mgr. 1: Football Mgr. 2: Junior Class Play 3. PAUL SCHNURR Paul ‘‘P. J.” Schnurr: Casanova? He doesn’t stand a chance. Baseball 1. 2: Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4: Football 1, 2. 3. 4; Track 4; Onarquois 2, 3, 4; Narghi N.ws 1, 2. 3; Class President 1; Vice-President of Class 2; Football Captain 4. ROBERT PIERCE Robert “Spec” Pierce: If you hear an uproar — it won’t be Spec. Onarquois 4; Baseball 1, 2, 4; Basketball 3. 4: Track 2. 3. 4: Football 1, 2, 3. 4: Contest Chorus 4: Vice-President of Class 1; Basketball Manager 3; Track Manager 3. EVELYN RUECK Evelyn “Ev Rueck: For those who work come many rewards. G.A.A. 1. 2. 3. 4; Home Ec Club 2. 4; Narghi News 4; Onarquois 2; Library Club 2. 3, 4: Pres. Library Club 4; Vice-Pres. Library Club 3: Thespians 4; Band 2. 3. 4; Carnival Queen 4; Junior Class Play 3. JACK WRIGHT John Jack” Wright: Versatility is his middle name. Junior Play 3; Editor of Annual 4: Junior Pres. 3; Narghi News 1. 2, 3. 4; Onarquois 1. 2, 3. 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3. 4: Football 3. 4; Thespians 1. 2. 3. 4: Band 1. 2. 3. 4; Contest Chorus 1. 2. 3. 4; Thes. Pres. 4; Thes. V.-P. 3; Basketball Capt. 4: King of Carnival 4.

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REX MITCHELL Rex “Mitch” Mitchell: The strong, silent type—Sigh! Treasurer of Class 1; Narghi News 4: Onarquois 4: Business Manager of Annual 4: Football 4; Thespians 4. KATHRYN MEINTS Kathryn “Katie” Meints: Those who are quiet, often harbor happiness. Home Ec Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Narghi News 4; Library Club 4: Home Ec Advisory Board 4. WAYNE McNEIL Wayne “Mac” McNeil: I face each day as it comes — why worry? Track 2. 3. 4; Contest Chorus 1, 3. 4. UTOPIA KINCADE Utopia “Tope” Kincade: Where Home Ec theory becomes reality! G.A.A. 1. 2, 3. 4; Home Ec Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Narghi News 3: Library Club 4: Thespians 4; Treasurer of Thespians 4: Contest Chorus 4: Junior Class Play 3. DORIS CUPP Doris “Cupcake” Cupp: Easy come, easy go. G.A.A. 1. 2. 3. 4; Home Ec Club 1. 2, 3. 4; Narghi News 4: Onarquois 1; Contest Chorus 2. 3. 4. BILL COX Bill “Coxie” Cox: Cowboy—boy does he spot ’em! Onarquois 4; Track 1, 2, 3. 4: Football 4. SHIRLEY COLEBANK Shirley “lone” Colebank: Physical fitness keeps her sparkling. G.A.A. 1. 2, 3. 4: Home Ec Club 1. 2. 4 Narghi News 4: President of G.A.A. 4.

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□ THE ’45 ONARQUOIS □ Senior Qlass history In the fateful year of ’33, 27 first-graders took their first tender steps into the realm of education. Under the iron hand of Miss Harriet Cane we mastered the art of reading and writing although we waited till we were in the second grade before we got any of our books published that we had dashed off in our spare time. It was while we were in the first grade that we organized the red hot rhythm band. In the second grade we were beginning to grow up, and we started to delve into mathematics. We dashed through 1 plus 1 and 2 plus 2, but in 3 plus 3 we had difficulty, though under the able guidance of Miss Kathleen Artz we finally mastered it. We carried on with the Grade School corn machine, in other words, the rhythm band, through the year but discarded it in the spring. In the fall of ’35 we went into third grade and here learned the multiplication tables like 2x3 is 8 and 4x4 is 32 under Miss Helen Black. It was here that we had a swell time in the spring because during April and May the school was shut down for the scarlet fever scare. Our next step was under Miss Julia Danforth in the fourth grade where we picked up an additional subject, history, to which we adapted like a fish adapts to dry land. In the fifth grade we really launched out on our search of knowledge under Miss Char- □ lotte Clarke. It was here that the boys started off on their magnificent athletic career. (I think it was in our senior year that we had a boy make the second team in ping pong.) As much as we disliked to leave the fifth grade we had to climb the ladder of knowledge and so our little class of sunshine marched into Miss Fern Yaw’s class in 1933. Although we didn’t start a new subject in the sixth we did pick up many physcological pointers in the daily lectures given by our lecturing teacher. In the seventh grade we were really beginning to become true citizens of the world. Here we had two teachers, Mr. Bevins and Mr. Wright. While Mr. Bevins taught us facts of history and arithmetic, Mr. Wright explained the origin of the English language. Here we put on our Sam Brown belts and started off on our career of protecting the little ones. (Patrol boys). In the eighth, we had our same teachers and the same studies. It was in the winter of our eighth grade year that we had the big championship basketball team. We won the “B” tourney in the county. In May we had our graduation and we really thought we were big then. Jack Wright and Blanche Lindsay received the Legion Awards. Jack was also valedictorian. Just before we graduated Bob Hockersmith presented each one of us with pins on which was expressed the