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

Page 20 text:

SENIOR CLASS As Nargee views the class of '52, he is well pleased with the results. On October 23, the Freshman initiation was held. It was a little different this year from what it usually is. It was held at night in the form of an all school party at the Grade School Gym. Everyone enjoyed it--even the Freshmen. When football and basketball seasons opened, it found the Seniors well represented in both sports. Seven of the boys were on the football varsity squad. Six of the first ten in basketball were also Seniors. During basketball season, the few Seniors who were notin basketball or band, worked in the new concession stand. May was our busiest month. First there was the annual Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. Then came Baccalaureate which was held in the Methodist Church on May 18. Then on the following Thursday, May 22, at 6;30 A. M., eighteen sleepy Seniors started for Kirkwood Lodge, Osage Beach, Missouri. They arrived late Thursday afternoon. After spending two glorious days swimming, riding, boating, etc. , the return trip was made Sunday, May 25. Mrs. and Mrs. Glenn Hall served as the sponsors and chaperons. On Tuesday, May 27, Mr. and Mrs. Bealer expressed their appreciation to the class in the form of a weiner roast which was held at Durham Park. Everyone ate all that they could hold, then retired to the gym to dance. On May 28, the Seniors reached the last milestone of their high school career with the Commencement ceremony. On May 29, the Alumni Banquet was held at the Methodist Church and the dance at the new gym. Then on May 30, several Seniors participated in their last Memorial Day parade as members of the O. H. S. Marching Band.

Page 22 text:

Nargee has been watching the Junior Class and has found them hard at work throughout the year. During football season they had charge of the concession stands at Durham Park. When basketball season started, the Juniors again took over the concessions, this time in the new concession room in the lobby of the gymnasium. Almost all the Juniors could be found at the basketball games, for the concession stand required the assistance of all those who were not playing basketball, playing in the band, or leading cheers. Spring found the Juniors as busy as ever. They’ll never forget those midnight rehearsals for the Junior Play, The Little Dog Laughed . The high point of all Junior activity, the Junior-Senior Prom, came just two weeks after their play. The Juniors chose a garden scene as the theme for their prom and spent a busy two weeks preparing an awning, wishing well, bird bath, lawn furniture, and banquet tables.