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

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Mmm 1945

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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 .

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GLA J vILL We, the graduating class of Oneida High School, being of unsound mind, weak heart, and being on the verge of departing for realms un We are in bankrupt circumstances, and we earnestly pray that we have enough friends left here to take care of all our library fines and other unpaid debts We request that all of our brains and knowledge be left to the Junior Class To the Freshman Class we will our sophistication and also our bankrupt circumstances We request that cur cooperative attitude in class meetings and our great ambition be left to the Scphomcres In the care of our Janitor, Mr Strandberg, we leave our special formula for chewing gum which is in the bank box of the furnace, and also all broken Ncoken bottles that are found We will the mimeograph machine and the materials that go with it to the Annual Staff of the class of 46, who we know will be very careful of it To the faculty members of O H S we leave our Penmanship ability and also our low grades in class To the Student Body as a whole, we leave an automatic electrical machine which is guaranteed to write any and every type of excuse which will pass the keen eye of our principal, Mr. Peek 22252351 BQQBQQLQ I, Charles Adams, will my leadership and my athletic ability to Kenneth Gcodell. Also, my typing ability, I wish to leave to Fred Thalmann. I, John Adams, leave my ability to be a nuisance and my witty re- marks to Roy Nyman. I wish tc leave my special handwriting ability to Janice Hays with a handbook of directions on how to read it. I, Annette Anderson, will my good marks in Mathematics to Jean- ette Nelson and my brown eyes to Virgie Cunningham. Also, my book NThe Tale of Two C1t1es,U I leave in the care of Ronald Lawson. I, Roger Cash, leave my driving ability and my never-care-when attitude to Erland Rylander. I also request that my small stature be left to Joe Hays. I, Lyle Clague, will my farming experience and my wavy hair to James Courtright. My acting ability, I leave to Eugene Holt. St V known, do hereby declare this our last will and testament.