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

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Wireless Operator Calhoun, knew how to lay down the laws of English. She knew Am- erican Literature so well she could chat the life history of any author you wished to know. Stewardess Smith could talk Latin as well as English, and she urged some of the crew to do likewise. She had a keen memory and could recite History like Mother Goose Rhymes. Captain Sharpe had the English bug, too» It must have grown in his Science Laboratory, which is on the fore deck. Anyway, he belay- ed the Senior crew and gave them some English Literature to think about. He was a genlous in his laboratory. He grew microbes, cut ap animals, and performed many interesting ex- periments for the Freshmen and Sophomores. This was no show boat; but after eight bells, when all v as well , there had to be a little amusement. With the assistance of the Stewardess, Miss Smith, the Senior class pre- sented the play, Trouble Ahead , the Juniors gave Drums In My Heart . Some of the sail- ors tried out their vocal chords, and sang solos; others became dramatic, and gave read- ings. The Wireless Operator, Miss Calhoun, trained a group of the girls to sing in chor- us. Then a new sailor. Lookout Mclnnes, was picked up, and unanimously elected. He waved his baton so infectiously that anyone who had a horn of any kind, started tooting. A real concert finally developed. Once in a while one of the crew would get together and throw a party for the whole ship. Some of the crew turned land lubbers , this year; so we're launched to find a new crew to take their places for next year's voy- age.

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Co ®C30- asp®om THE FACULTY The S.S. Oneida High School steamed into harbor, after another year's cruise. Under the expert command of Captain Sharpe, they braved many storms and strifes. The crew was divided into four sections, each under the command of one officer of the ship. The Senior crew, usually hard to handle, sailed under First Mate Pogue, a former ath- lete . Second Mate Whitmore kept the Juniors in hand. The Sophomore sailors swabbed and swash- buckled under the supervision of Stewardess Smith. Wireless Operator Calhoun put the Fresh- men on her line and held them there where she could keep them out of mischief. During cruise on high seas. First Mate Pogue took the athletic-minded boys on first deck and put them through their paces. Be- tween practices he gathered the math-inclined sailors into his cabin for chalk-work in Geo- metry, and Physics. In the lookout, one could usually find Second Mate Whitmore and her commercial crew keeping the Log books and Journal . Some of the sailors discussed Business Lav; and better Consumer Buying. Those most in- terested in skills became typists, and learn- ed to write shorthand.

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©as. ptfaooas ---------------O STUDENT COU.'-TCIL I The Student Council is an organization composed of the class presidents and one representative from each class. This organization meets at the call of the principal, Mr. Sharpe or the pres- ident, Ramona Peterson, for the purpose of consider- ing problems of interest to the student body, and which should be solved by them. The Student Council has been of special value in establishing the policies of the school. The Student Council met with Mr. Sharpe to discuss the problems of the school conduct, school parties, and honor awards. The Student Council started the high school part- ies which were held once a month. The Council sponsor- ed the Freshmen Initiation party. Officers of the Student Council are President- ----- -Ramona Peterson Secretary- ------ Doris McMaster Advisor- - - - - Mir. Donald Sharpe Members of the Student Council are. Mr. Donald Sharoe, Principal Billy Adams, Freshman president Doris McMaster, Freshman representative Ramona Peterson, Soohomore president Kousel Roberts, Sophomore representative Rolland h'cKie, Junior president Robert Johnson, Junior representative Avis McMaster, Senior president Lester Xronsted, Senior representative