Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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Some high school memories stay for life Lost to us are the memories of Palatine High graduates prior to 1900, but we know that only 121 had been graduated in the school's first 25 years. The memories here are unique as would be those of any of the 8650 graduates. The pictures are symbolic. They could be a combination of any five of the 8650. Comfortable success has followed many. and all represent a cross section of American life. First graduation exercises were in 1879, members of the earlier two classes could petition to get their diplomas, and that is why Vashti Lambert's name appears in the 1880 program. Until 1891, programs stated that the Palatine Public School was holding closing exercises of the high school de- partment. Speeches on such weighty subjects as The Influence of Steam, The Nobility of Labor, Make Haste Slowly and The Trapper's Place in Civilization were given by each graduate until 1914. Elvira Schmidt, 1911, was moved from Long Grove to Palatine be- cause her mother said, The children are going to have an education. She remembers going to Chicago to the library to gather material for her speech on Civilization and Woman. She has a copy of it with her report cards and a couple of schoo pictures. Elvira, who later worked for 32 years in the post office, orated, No standard of advanced civili- zation that fails to yield to genuine womanhood the highest places among the social agencies that refine humanity and make the world better can receive intelli- gent sanction. And she concluded, When we look back to the past and see how woman was deprived of all rights, how cruelly she was treated and how she was looked down upon, we are glad to think that we exist in the present when woman not only enjoys her freedom but is also revered and respected by everyone. The other two in the class also spoke. Alice Hanns' talk was on The Commercial Benefits of the Panama Canal, and Sarah Rennack told of The Reaction Against the Classics. Addie Filbert, 1900, remembers monthly educational activities in the assembly hall such as debates and reading student written poems and essays with the boys throwing in a few jokes for levity. She remembers skating parties on week ends. She remembers her father dying of a gunshot wound in March before graduation. He had been shot in September in an attempted bank robbery when a young robber arrived by train, walked the few steps from the depot to the Batter- man building planning to make his getaway on the next train. After graduation, Addie's mother gave her 60 cents for train fare to Chicago and the Sl fee to take a teacher's examination. She passed and taught for 32 years. On two sheets of ruled paper in the Godknecht attic was found the history of the class of 1902. It is from such bits and pieces that history is created. Theirs was an enthusiastic endorsement of the joys of learning starting with Latin and going through algebra and on to botany in the spring. Delia Knigge. 1903, continued her education at the art institute in Chicago and remembers that she drew the design for the 1913 grad- uation issue of the Mirror but was not given a credit line. Daisy Paddock, 1905, remembered Bible reading and prayer in the opening exercises. She remembered W. L. Smyser with affection, but she also remembered being sent home by the new principal, F. E. Newton, to remain at home until she apologized for walking out of class. Like Vashti Lambert and Addie Filbert, she became a teacher. School was for learning, but one met with school friends for fun activities such as hayrack parties. sleighing, picnics, tennis, Croquet and skating. And there was lots of singing. Skating was a village natural in winter on the many ponds. Insurrections have been gentle. In 191 l students went on strike because they thought they should not have to go to school on Wash- ington's birthday. Led by a band. they paraded around town singing patriotic songs. They stopped at the home of the board president. Florence Smith Parkhurst's hearty laugh rings out as she remembers when she was a 'unior in 1920. The class of eight girls had the money collected for the senior dinner given by the juniors when an order came from Mr. Kimball, the principal, that all organi- zation money must be turned ing the funds of all classes must be - put together. Led by Mildred Frey, class president, the girls had their party at the home of Alice Harz. The menu, listed in the Palahi, gave the date as April 24 and the food as grapefruit in smilax, creamed chicken, mashed potatoes. corn, hot biscuits, banana salad, ice cream, cake, coffee and mints. On Monday, Mildred turned in the balance of the money and an itemized account of what was spent. The girls with the exception of Esther Eich were expelled. The girls went to the home of Tom Hart. board president, and presented their case. At an April 28 board meeting. it was decided that the girls were to be on probation for two weeks, they were then reinstated, and the board took over all activity funds. Leighton Mangels remembers that in April 1933 Pieter Vervloet was released as a teacher. Board min- utes mentioned a hassle over a starting gun and someone else said that he had campaigned against a board member. Mangels clearly remembers that some of the students lined up on the sidewalk in front of the school with signs reading, We don't want him to go. Princi- pal Butler was released from his contract, and Mr. Vervloet was reinstated with a S200 raise. No credit is given the sign carriers. In 1970 a group of seniors led by Ed Dolik and Jeff Graubart wore black tassels at commencement in protest to the Viet Nam war. This class donated S250 to a needy family because four groups played free at senior farewell. Two graduates. who went on to leave their marks heavily upon Palatine high school, were Mercie' Heise, 1919, and William Fremd, 1920 Miss Heise returned in 1926 to teach Latin, French and English. The best language teacher I ever saw, wrote Clarke Garrett, 1952. By 1936, librarian was added to her duties, and English was an off and on subject. By 1952, her onlyjob , designation was librarian, a job she fulfilled until her retirement in 1965. When the new addition A was completed, the spacious library was named for her. Miss Heise, an accomplished organist and pianist, . often served as accompanist. Bill F remd was known as the smart one. according to Madge Gibbs, 1920. And Florence Smith, 1921, tells how he did math for those having trouble. Bill Fremd walked to school from his Rand Road farm home and walked back again to night activ- ities. He was class historian and instigator and editor of the Palahi. He used his fine sense of . history to make and record school history in Palatine his 46 years as a school board member, 10 of which he served for district 15. He was most proud that he had never voted against a referendum. Cutting hall became the site for graduation activities in 1929, and