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

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Seniors Alvey Decker Forrest FERN ISABELLE ALVEY Transfer from Onarga 2 and back 4: Chorus 1. 4. RONALD GLENN DECKER Football 4: Manager Football 1: Basketball 1. EDWARD MERRILL FORREST Basketball 2; Newspaper 4; Thespian 3. 4, President 4: Junior and Senior plays. Senior Class History Twelve long years ago, (1935) a huge class of eleven pupils found their way into the first grade room of our Onarga Grade School. Some of the more bashful ones were guided there by their loving parents, gently prodding their approach with the well-known hickory stick. Others entered this famous hall of learning under their own power. Of this multitude, five still remain. They are Peggy Tilstra, Margie Homer, Betty Lou Price. Betty Henry, and Paul Fryer, the only boy who stood the strain. Miss Cain, who led us through our first year, turned us (thankfully) over to Miss Artz, now Mrs. Kathleen Black, for guidance in our second struggle. Probably the most notable endeavor that year was the construction of a Post Office, through which perhaps our first “love” letters were dispersed. Most of our third grade year was spent at the I. O. O. F. hall, while the Grade School was being redecorated. Frances Zeedvk and Ronald Decker joined us this year but Frances left the following summer. Our fourth grade work was highlighted by our construction of Mexican huts, for which Miss Julia Danforth was the chief contractor. Miss Charlotte Clark greeted us in the fifth grade. This year is especially re-embered for the musical powder-box which played “Happy Birthday.” When she brought the box to school on those gala dates, it was quite a source of gaiety and delight. Sixth grade is remembered for its landscape painting and water-coloring in general. And we’re still wondering if Miss Yaw’s favorite song is “Home On the Range.” The following year we entered the seventh grade and had our first taste of departmental classes. Mr. Ira Onken and Mr. M. L. Wright taught us our 3 r’s, while Miss Thomas directed our art work, and Miss Sailor took over our music department. Eighth grade started out with Mr. Wright and Mr. Onken, but early that year the Army called Mr. Onken. From then on we had a number of teachers taking his place. These included Mrs. D. L. Reed, Mrs. Clifton, and Mrs. De Fries. Wilma Wulff joined our little band that year and finished our Grade School career with us. The fall of “43” found us beating on the doors of O.T.H.S. (we still are, only now we are on the inside looking out). Besides those that graduated from O. G. S„ several 12