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

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HISTORY Much of the reading herein will be found to be as dry as the sands of the Sahara desert and as dense as the head of Junior. What has been related is of more importance. Some subjects should be read from matter of duty rather than for pure pleasure. The writers hope that each reader will not find the history too dry in spots, as all humor has been removed from the pages After all life is a sera ious proposition. Our book review today is a discussion of the latest book just off the Oneida High School press. This book is entitled uClass History of l945.n It covers the lives and actions of a group of students from the time they entered O H S as Freshmen, September 2, 1941, until four years later they find themselves docked at the port of commencement The following are excerpts from this new history book The following Freshmen, Charles Adams, John Adams, Annette Ander son, Eleanor Carlson, Roger Cash, Robert Cox, Donald Deets, Ruby Peck, Carol Mary Shaw, Florabelle Shepherd, Lucille Stewart, and Mary E Weeoh from Oneida Grade School, Lyle Clague from McK1e, Mar llyn Cox from Talbot, George Hardesty from Finley Catherine Holt from Washington, Gerald Parr, Harold Smith, and Ellen Wadham from Sopervllle Shirley Swanson from Hannam, and Una Swanson from White, graduated from their respective grade schools we entered the Oneida High School and were known green and ignorant papoose Freshman of the Mohawk Tribe Twenty one meek, bewildered and ex cited little freshmen were warmly recepted by the older tribescf the Mohawks, especially Seniors About a moon later the Seniors ln itiated us into their tribe As a test of endurance we were to bring an entrance fe of one and one half dew worms. Each one to show their bravery ate cat eyes, worms, and performed obedlently the commends of the almighty Seniors After being duly ln1tLat0d.th0 following officers were chosen President Charles Adams Secretary Treasurer Carol Shaw Student Council Don Deets Class Advisor Bernie Bolon The only exciting events were the St Patr1ok's party given for the entire school and a Freshman weiner roast held ln the rain at Lake Storey. When we assembled for our Sophomore year we chose the following 0fflC8rS President . Roger Cash Vice President Q.. . Ruby Peck Secretary Treasurer Annette Anderson Student Council Lyle Clague Glass Advisor . . Mr. Gearhart O O O Q I ' : I . ' ' as . 1 . fa - we s Q C1 O.lU'.lCClO00 Vice Pres1dent........Luc1lle Stewart QUIOCIO I Olllffilllf O CO . -' UQ! O OOOUQU0 I UI .009

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There was little excitement during our Sophomore year, but we went to the South Timber for a weiner roast. During October, our class increased tc 22 with the addition of Betty Harris coming from Victoria High School, but in February our class, losing Florabelle Shepherd, again decreased to the original number of 21. In the beginning of the chapter concerning Juniors we find in of flee President .Carol Shaw Vic P esident Don Deets Secrouar, Treasurer Chuck Adams Student Council . George Hardesty John Adams Class Advisor Mrs Weech We now miss the familiar faces of Ellen Wadhams, Gerald Parr, Harold Smith, Lucille Stewart, Marilyn Cox and Robert Cox In No vember we lost one of our officers, George Hardesty, then John Adams was elected for Student Council representative A farewell party was held for George in the Library. Due to an epidemic of scarlet fever we had much difficulty in finding a date for our Junior Class Play, Polishing Papa, which was finally held in April One lingers over our Junior activities, reading about the Junior Senior Banquet held at the Galesburg Club On the fourth and last year our school opened with the number of thirteen ws Don Deets was gone and Bob Wadhams from Rio filled the vacancy, but also left us to work Class officers were President Annette Anderson Vice U esident Lyle Clague Secret ry T casurer Shirley Swanson ttd n John Adams lsor Mr Peek During the fall we presented another comedy play entitled 'Tho Bargain Bride On the morning of February 7, the high school students were star tled by the fire alarm, but, thanks to the Seniors, it was false The Seniors then took off for the Tri Cities All the Senior boys answering their patriotic duty to their coun try enlisted in the Navy 'nt Senior girls gave a party in honor of the boys, using the Navy theme The ninth of April, Lyle Clague and Roger Cash reported at Grea Kc for their training The Seniors made rapid progress and by the end of the term tra members of the board of education were ready to surrender the valua ble documents and diplomas into the hands of the Seniors Even the lowly Juniors were pendent and begged the Seniors to feast at their Banquet i U 0 llfllllflili -v '11 V ..l Oouoocoo 1 'yuh V'-' Oil 00000 I osooooocn 0 3 , .- . . ' L. O 1 I C . C, L c. 4 o e UOOOOCIOIOIOO .,, 1 .Ll . osouoooo - J. , . P e a M r, - ..s ll' .g.. r-4 , ,.,, - S-1. .Q 1 ef3l.n-.7J.looooooa N, In ,.'3,,,. ., NIL.--.Jf14l' oonoooooo 0 Q .- L Q D fx ,, . . i v . 1. -, 0 - ' ' 0 -. J. 'rn X., 'u ga.. 'Q O 1 1 5 - s a .