Ottawa Township High School - Senior Yearbook (Ottawa, IL)

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TO MISS WILSON, RETIRING AFTER FORTY YEARS OF DEVOTION TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF OHS, WE DEDICATE THIS DIAMOND JUBILEE SENIOR 4

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99 xxx 46 Manu

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My ancestors 4e their I OTTAWA TV ul. 13No.5-100 per fy I I Ind ya Sign Up 9 Clubs abd more clubs in will have met at the vnu tivipy period tomorrow. These clubs are divided up intl. ro major divisions A and B. B Abs out number A 20-N. Approx- xately 400 wont to thuir clubs st Friday. This is quite a small lmber considering theru are S16 ds in school. Congratulations should be given Mr. T. 0. Zimmerman und the vie Council on the splendid way ey handled the registration. Clubs which mot last Friday arc: nys' Swimming, Foreign Corre- Ondence, OfTicers'. Fishing, Needle aft, I-Iighwaymcn, Chess, Into- yr Decorating, Scholarship, Dzmc. g, Art, FHA, French, Debating nd Yearbook. Some of the larger A clubs ure: HA consisting of 50 members, shing Club, Oilicers Club, Inu-- yr Decorating, 36 members: Dunc- g, 91 momhersg and Ycurlwok ith 79 members. Club which will me-ct Lmnox-row e: FFA, Girls Drill Squad, Mixed morus, Band Board, Projectionist, meckers, Dramatics, Square Dunc- g, Girls' Swimming, Latin. GAA, banish, Radio, Future Nursing, ridge, Library, Gun Club, Craft .ub, Photography, and Athletic ssociation. Club periods will be held 14 times is year. The last meeting date May 8. In the News for 75 'HP HIGH SCHOOL, OTTAWA, ILLIN 'tice Area by OHS A 0 qveggtfiilis dem 6 'unior Chamber of t r Freight Lines . l c'hool's driving c. ' A 1 was set up neux x for use in Drive the rodeo that tr Qry sum- IYIDF. This an Cy and the drivinr 'mis- sion to use A, 0 use this area thin , 'st time. 0 This area is . better training a. -age- ment of the car. at Love and Mr. Bill Novus ul bring the students out to practice on this urea within the next week. Veteran Erne Gives Armisti School operab November 10 in for an Armistic' P Q-5 Q. CD 'rhursdayy : 952 Artist G Q, Spirit: F '1' nw Again this Q h loors of OHS will the annual yuleti. proj- ect under tl : Mrs. John L. Hoff, al of planning and i- m J the hands ol the r class. Several an aken. First the pen : done to scale, the! ings are mad the transpare the final de iraw- : Bd to il rrx-ies l vater O S?-. 4 3 colors outline' the effect -of J 'Bio' S cz. O Tour D isg Glimpse Lmcago If anyone happened to see some 50 skepy-eyed students seemingly walking in a stupor last Thursday. Lu nvnu vu-nknhhv 'lvvnlfhue nt an-vw' Years toots his hom mul lu-'s off for the wonderful cvcnim: thaffs in store for him. At 1:30 he stumbles into my hed. room. worn out, broke and ns mad as a. wet hen. Girls, he said with disgust, 'would turn any man intq :A mouse. First you tl-H her folks your life history. where your father works, your aunts, umzles and last but not least what you intend to become. After leaving the house Polly and Virginia, Johnny's girl, sound- ed like a talking machine someone had dropped n quarter in. Arriving at the OHS gym a half hour-late, about 9:30, we sat down and instantly the girls begun talk ing about who looked nice and w' didn't. Johnny Kay's orchestra gan a dreamy Gong and ' November 29. Many hourir l been spent to perfect their formance. Ono of the sororitic- the campus will be their host the weekend. During the past years the 4 have traveled to Bradley and Kalb colleges, Monris touman La Salle tournament, and Mo heart. They ' 'uve also murche many baskef Ames. Red skiz' Q:bl0USES be their 0' 1 sea For thv' Q Yay 1 red f' md vs bleu' 3' Q nstitutes. 1 Q s oeen chosen Q ries, Marlene 0 ,ays are prospec command of Ls' Q boys' ann wma the American Le Q .d consist polite, we asked rhe gals tr Q 4 november 11. The I: but my spoiled shim: prove' x .th the DeKalb Barber E heart wasrft init. XO 0 it Pafticiplffed in f-he After the Rall we s' Q - - - ,mmm-am gt for a , x o end the football season, the gurls ordered fri Q the works. I rc-ull' spot until I had Q ner check, S8.7 It just so Imp' 0 Iowance amu' Q Ali After tellin gilnm a short, sr . good- night, I r.. feather tick. His lag .ue before going' tn drenx., fvvre, Fm gonna be xx hachelm. ,-.. ff...:1 Our New Name - Ottawax .M-A vvg Township High School '- honor those in L Mr. Ernest Pool, World War 1 veteran, twice-decoratcd, once by Franco and once by America, wus spvakvr, Following 'wr through from the time it, Armis- tice day, he to' ' his own experienco Q ' ho.Says Musicia' S , Dull, Uninterestif 0 55? ' If anyone ever found a little hole the stage floor of the old school Oo 8 :'gfii'3e'ZhZini11i xilding, now the Farm Bureau 1 about one meh xilding, and asked how it get me! Qere, he might fund quite P Hoff didnft See the f-9I'65fiflE SLOW behind it- M fed to understand why The time - about 19132 Q 4 there, paralyzed with :casion -- a concertg and t- J didn't continue with the .rmersi Why, the fix? ? .g sound effects, After the rcihestray of course, con' mance he found out, and to xieen members under Q sb day Mr. Hot! and Mr. Leix re- on of John L. Hoff. 9 8 mber that incident with amuse Needed sound 'em' 8 Mr. Leix, 426 Third Ave., has led :Q atxilgeviijssg Q I a vgry intersting life since pazgbgg laying descm, . A pgtmg m t. e earlier events of hieh the som .FY hlstory' , mportant. This P- Amg, Grad Was Versatile Ley chose to play ,nting For about 20 years he played :ene. At the psychon., ,al mo- ent the lone drummer, who made 3 the entire section, was supposed v fire a gun into the air using a ank cartridge. , , Everything was pmceehing as ehea:-fed until the hunting scene- xen We excitement began. Receiv- ng W- signal from young Mr. Hoif, ian grabbed the poswl and with Arthur C. Hentriclfs orches- tra, attending county fairs, commu- nity affairs, ind giving concerts. While vaudeviile brought stars of the stage across the country, he played at the Gayety Theater Know Rnxyj, performing with such stars as Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen, and the Marx Brothers. the odd tropical plants and trees. Not too many students lost them- selves in the hulls of the Museum of Science and Industry although n few lunches were disturbed Qin- cluding a few mysteriously rmssing sandwiches between lunching times!J At the Fielr all sorts echon as cases of mx DX as of halls :wed . Students alsq a 5' fedd Aquarium nm ium to gaze at ish a When Mr. C 1- gave the word, hed ' with OHS represel 6 zsca- iators and pe N 1 1 al. most every s 3- bout four blocks. H n , 0 - Dlamon. Q a Yearboo ily Presentd ' Fl' I To promote : Q boks was the purp book assembly stag H Lots of tix' 3 2 re- sulted in hav o Q book erected on th: 2 A section 4 fwas portrayed as. imed by the narra. Qsecf ands the pict V V Mk hd a skit was presented. This was done for senior pictures, homeroom, sports, activities, and student life. When everybody was assembled on the stage the book was opened once again and a faculty musicnl group appeared. 5 -- -. ...... .,.. -, ,,.. .Mango 25-Community Concert, 26-Military Ball 27-Thanksgiving Day 28-St. Bede, here 3 December 2-Marseilles, here . md, girls' drill squad, and ch .eaders held a music box da Thursday, November 14. Fac members that assisted during season also attended. For er tainment. movies of the game ha and homecoming parade vs shown. Cokes, cocoa and do were the refreshments. The p was from 7:30 to 10:00. Give Thanks c Thanksgiving No School! Herefs a chance to catxh ug all that lost sleep nr last we homework or, could be, your s1 life. Two whole dqys with not' Qwell. almost nothinyzj to do ex relax. These two wonderful days wi November 27 :md 28 lgives 5 of you girls a couple of days to your tired tootsies after the itary Ballj. Yfgwfs flice is foo Says Qewxfative Illinoisan It was July 1, 8 V of light struck m, Q Q ing eyes. I was Q thing right from L 6 weighing all of three- pound, and I wasrft eve. w incubator. Having come large family, my name wa. 0 what of a problem but after family conferences it was dec. I would be callrfd Tilly. Life on our Illinois farm wa., gay. We had a lot of fun and be- ing a large family, never lacked for company. The world around us seemed beautiful but we were never allowed to romp on the grass. Time passed quickly and as I was never allowed to go to school, my mother and older brothers and sisters took over my educalion, As the hot summer sun beat down on our house and made it VEYY uncomfortable, we were al- lowed to have a stream of water running over the roof to cool us off. Being a healthy youngster, I grew fast, and Hnally tipped the scales at fifteen pounds. I know that in some branches of society this isn,t desirable but in our 1 ily the skinny ones were not sidered a good risk. Summer passed into full and 1 sleeping quarters bee: 'ded. We didn't mind, howt vas always plenty of roox A Noni November 1, str: W to happen. Every 2 came and adop ,. Af my brothers I . time we were :X 'ks and rea! bn, mcti9n in wa V. And as mon. 24 dau clear 5 the 1 door of Q ,Q Xen Farmer .A c dofwn the pr. 9 , but we mum, .mty our country, ax. andy. that the Pilgrim fathers m show posterity, how thankful 1 were for a country where the tl freedoms are practiced. I can d less. Sincerely, Tilly, Your Thanksgiving Tm