Oneida Community High School - Mohawk Yearbook (Oneida, IL)

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SENIOR ANNUAL-CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN—ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOL EVA WEECH DESCRIPTION Rnjoy being In company with the boy ; has long. wavy, black hair; doe not like basket ball or study. and loafs most of the time at school. As to her bas- ketball playing, the less said the belter; almost as awkward as Lula. Nationality, Terra I el Kuegrom. CLASS HISTORY his position. At first we did not believe this, but we soon realized that It was the truth, for the dew-drops were falling thick and fast over the cheeks of two of the Kiris. The next Monday morning a nine o'clock we were all in our seats gazing at our new teacher. Miss Blg- low. The remainder of this year was spent In the most happy times. We were taught all the common branches, among them being Grammar and United Stales History. This year several pupils Joined our class but among the most promising was Kva Weech. In the coming fall we found ourselves In High School with two new teachers. Mr. Fultz and Miss Mosher. Surely this was a red letter day when we first started to High School. Several new members Joined us in the freshman year, among them being Lulu Thorne, James Kenney, Royal Sundell and C Rylander. Many happy hours were spent together this year, going sleigh riding, skating, picnlcing and other sports. The sedate sen- iors thought we were green to act so foolish, as we some times did, but we managed to pull through the Freshman year Into the Second Year. The studies in the Freshman Year were Algebra. Knglish. Physiology. Zoology and I atln. In Zoology we had merry times before and after GRACE MELTON A mournful cooing turtle dove looking for a nest; would be quite human looking If not so overburdened with adipose tis- sue: one of these pale, washed- out blondes; halts conversation and just glooms by herself in dark corners; perpetual grouch. Nationality. Kamchatkan.

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SENIOR ANNUAL—CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN—ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOL LULA THORNE DESCRIPTION Pious and demure; rather quiet and dull; likes boys that go t«• Sunday school and repeats the Sunday school lesson with them; captain Kiris' basket ball team, but could not throw a goal »f the room was full of baskets. Nationality. Bohunk. Photo by Helene Glenn. CLASS HISTORY This year two new members were added to our clans. Grace and M a belle. .Music lessons were one of our hard studies this term. We were compelled to take examination In this subject about once a week. As music was very difficult for some of the pupils to understand it was a frequent occurrence to see Helene gilng some of the strugglers aid. We worked hard on our music les- sons and finally succeeded. We envied the pupils In the eighth grade struggling over their lessons and wished that we might enter the High School in the coming September, but little did we know what Joy and mirth was awaiting us in the eighth grade. When school opened in the coming Kail we found ourselves under the Instructions of Mr. Holiday. Arithmetic had now grown to be one of our diffi- cult subjects, it seemd to be imposlble for some of us to understand papering, carpeting, annual interest, compound proposition. prom'jssary notes, plastering, stock and bonds and even to multiply and divide cor- rectly at all occasions. one night after school a Jolly group of Grain mar Room girls were going up town when we met several High School girls. We were told some sad news that Mr. Holliday soon would leave us for he had resigned DESCRIPTION A poor little skinny, starved and cruelly mistreated infant who loves to embroider and crochet things—likes to play with the little girls In the gram- mar room; has serious inten- tions of becoming a minister. Nationality, he is the last of an obscure tribe formerly occupy- ing the Andaman Islands. Photo by te. A. Sundell. J ROYAL SUNDELL

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SENIOR ANNUAL—CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED ELEVEN—ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS HISTORY school, chasing hups and insects from one pasture and field to another and climbing: fences of all de- scriptions. Latin was hard for a great many of us and we felt like a heavy burden had been lifted from our shoulders when the forty minutes had passed each day for recitlnp Latin. The next year we were Sophomores and we now had the fun l uphlnp at the Freshmen, who are now our Jolly Juniors. At Christmas time it was our sad fate to lose our splendid principal on account of ill health. After Christmas Mr. Rennlck became our principal and dreaded subject of Geometry was added to our course. We worked hard to prove that all stralpht anples were equal and it was a difficult task for some of us to see that a stralpht line contained an anple. In 1909 and 1910 we had become Jolly Juniors. This year a dreadful subject fell in our path to be studied by the name of Physics. Bach one dreaded to enter the recitation room when the time for recitlnp was at hand, and we had the same feelinp when we left the recitation room as we did when we left it after Latin class. Two literary societies were formed this year in the Iliph School. ( ne was composed of the Freshmen and Seniors and was called V. S. A. Rut the Jolly Juniors and Sophomores formed one society which was known as N. P. lT. The latter society issued a paper several times durlnp the term, which was en- titled “N. P. U. Although the paper was not large it contained many InterestInp items both to the High School pupils and others. The N. P. IT. society also pave several programs on special occasions in the study hall which were en- joyed by all who heard them. The last September In 1910 of our Iliph School lives we found ourselves under a new teacher. Miss Hannon. We took Solid Geometry. English. Latin civic and the common branches as reviews this year. Our Senior year was full of many toilsome days, we burned many midnight oils working Arithmetic prob- lems and other difficult subjects, and when spring arrived we had only gained a little knowledge but we have now reached the time when we must bid adieu to the O. H. S. and enter into life's school. And life ia one great opportunity. In closing this brief history of the Class of 1911 can we do better than ask, each one of himself: “What use do I Intend to make of this opportunity?” The whole future of the Republic for good or ill depends on the way In which we individually answer this question. M. N. AND G. M. Finis.