Palatine High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Palatine, IL)

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46 seniors join Pa1atine's 86 O alumni Senior class officers: Jean Linsner, pres.: adviser Mr. Denny and Terry Sullivan, vp: and in back. Linda Drozdowski. secyg and Patrice Forbes, treas. To raise graduation money, they sponsored the sweetheart dance and a bake sale. Gary Abramson Brian Adams James Aldana Robert Alread Allan Anderson Pamela Azzano Thomas Bailey John Bals Jane Barnes Mark Barnes John Batke Michael Batten Robert Baues Valerie Bavone Timothy Bellamy Brian Bemister Elizabeth Bemister Barbara Bennett Steven Berg Barbara Berke

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caps and gowns were worn. But by 1959, it was too small: and the move was made to the boys gym. ln 1962 through 1967. graduation was in the Fremd gym. The Methodist church was a favorite auditorium in the early years. and St. Paul's church was also used. The 1914 exercises were in the assembly. The programs from then on through the 1930s indicate an outside speaker and sometimes the valedic- torian and salutatorian. The custom of three or four senior speakers appeared in the 1940s. By 1925. the school orchestra was furnish- ing the music. Earlier programs indicate the use of local soloists and hired orchestras. Class nights and baccalaureate services were part of graduation for many years. Class night gave Way tO senior farewell and that in turn gave way in the 70s to breakfast or dinner. The last baccalaureate was in 1969. Elvira Schmidt remembers the three girls in the class of 1911 were told they couldn't have pins be- cause they were too few, but the juniors in 1912 had pins. Rings were in vogue by 1925. The 1926 seniors returned their rings be- cause the onyx on several had cracked. They reordered. Students from Lake Zurich and Wauconda traveled by train at half fare to attend school in Palatine. The best of these students were given free tuition by the board. Elizabeth McCarthy, one of those who came by train, is remembered by Margaret Stroker. 1917, and even though Elizabeth is in Florida, they exchange Christmas cards. Margaret Stroker did stenography for principal A. B. Morris. She remembers that all thought so much of him. Home chores. waiting on table at her mother's hotel. kept her busy after school. An- other one who remembers chores is Mabel Wenegar. 1925. who married Harrison Kincaid. She said. I remember pushing the washing machine for 15 minutes at noon. Howl hated that job. When Robert Fosket was the only graduate in 1916, the board had printed invitations and a program June 15 in the Methodist church. Robert went on to be a member of Northwestern's school of dentistry staff for 35 years. Priscilla Heise remembers board action September 13, 1922, grant- ing her a diploma she having 15 credits necessary for graduation. The 1923 graduates had as their special guests the class of 1926. Those in school in 1925 remember the advent of a radio bought for S200 and a cabinet made for 59. Many remember the play days or area meets at Deer Grove. Ten years after the first gradu- ation exercises, an alumni asso- ciation was formed. It held annual reunions through 1940. Then class reunions took over. The early reunions were frequently dinner dances, sometimes with the dinner at one place and the dancing at another and always with a business meeting and program. At the 1918 meeting. the group moved to buy a service flag for graduates in WWI. It was purchased before the 1919 meeting and held 16 Stars. Biggest endeavor of the group came in 1928 when it was learned that the school board could not afford to furnish a cafeteria for the newly constructed school. The room for the cafeteria was that part of the science wing from 107 to the girls gym. That year alumni met nine times from May through No- vember. They contacted all alumni with their plan, visited schools with cafeterias and obligated them- selves for 32484.65 worth of equip- ment from Albert Pick 8: Co. Although their reunions were usually spring affairs, they waited until after Thanksgiving so they could hold their reunion in the new school. At the September 15 dedication, alumni had reserved seats. Those from 1877 through 1903 were on the reception committee, and the others were ushers. They served lunch in the afternoon and evening. By reunion time, they had S1 151.07 toward the equipment earned by serving a din- ner, giving a play and collect- ing donations. However, by late 1930, Pick was threatening to take out the equipment if the final payment was not forthcoming. After consulting Charles S. Cutting, they asked the board to pay the debt. Among Pa1atine's many graduates, Robert McKee, 1954. whose yearbook quotation following his senior picture read, All I want is horse- power, has brought national rec- ognition to Palatine through his McKee Engineering corporation dedicated to developmental engi- neering design and the rendering of ideas into working prototypes. Race car design and construction featured the early years of the company. which has now become deeply engaged in the electric vehicle business. Another graduate stretching her horizons is Janet Kelly. 1965. a physician in Oklahoma City. where she conducts a family practice. Mildred Weseman, 1928, remembers her love of typing and the hard times of the depression years. When her mother wanted her to fcontinued on page 2281

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1877 Charles S. Cutting Percy Castle Vashti Lambert Nellie Waters 1878 Charles S. C tilting Anna Allard George Anderman George Daniels William Filbert Frank McCabe 1879 Charles S. Cutting Robert Daniels Sylvester Daniels Minnie Fosket Milton Higgins Fred Hopkins Hattie Keith Ollie Keyes Evelyn Trumbull 1880 Charles S. Cutting Olive Clough Addie Keith Lydia Pratt 1881 C. K. Bitter, Charles Sticknev no graduates 1882 W. D. Simons no graduates 1883 A. Rosencrantz Walter Daniels Minnie Gibbs Emily Lytle Addie McCabe Edna Ovitt 1884 C. H. Austin Laura Nason 1885 H. L. Merrill no graduates 1886 H. L. Merrill Henry Anderman Hattie Babcock Augusta Glocksen James McCabe Robert Mosser Edgebert Ramey Albert Robertson 1887 H. L. Merrill Albert Butler Persis Hicks John Hipwell Minnie Hurd May Johnson Maude Morris Adele Smith Albert Sutherland 1888 H. L Merrill Eloda Baldwin Alma Frye Charles Frye Fred Frye Robert McCabe Emma Robertson Millie Sleeper Helen Whipple Dollie Wilson 1889 H. L. Merrill Louis Dahms Robert Flury Mildred Hicks Flora Hurd Louis Krieter William Schirding Clara Schultz George Stroker William Wilson 1890 H. L. Merrill Edna Baldwin Frank Fenton Beatrice Fox Lottie Hart Mabel Olcott Mattie Roberts 1891 H. L. Merrill James Baker Grace Buetler Ray Gibbs William Krieter Herman Kublank Annie Matthei Minnie Meisner Will Mosser Frank Olms Rose Robertson Elizabeth Wilson 1892 H. L Merrill no graduates 1893 W L. Snivser Ralph Buetler Belle Cooper Emil Dahms Ray Fox Hutchins Hart June Julian Lloyd Robertson Hosea Sawyer Rosina Wilson 1894 W. L. Sngvser Nettie Burlingame Henry Harz August Holste Rose Kublank Mae Morris Henry Pahlman Harry Rea Blanche Schirding Bert Smith Dollie Wilson 1895 W L Snivser Frank Bicknase W. Lee Bissell Bertha Horstman Nellie Julian Philip Matthei Matilda Schultz 1896 W. L. Sngvser William Kublank William Mundhenk Ernest Prellberg ldella Roe Anna Stroker Belle Taylor Mayme Williams 1897 W L. Snlvser William Ahlgrim Lillian Filbert Frank Knigge Albert Mundhenk Flora Raehl Ray Smith 1898 W L. Sntvser no graduates 1899 W L. Sngvser Clarence Bennett Herman Bicknase Raymond Buetler Clara Harrison Herman Wildhagen Mattie Hodgkins Alma Strickfaden George Zimmer 1900 W. L. Snivser Henry Abelman Maude Alverson Martha Bollman Clarence Comfort William Danielsen Addie Filbert Adolph Godknecht Annabel Hardin Henry Imhoff Carl Starck 1901 W L. Sntvser Elsie Baker Julia Bollenbach Agnes Danielsen Clara Taylor 1902 W L. Snivser Alma Bicknase Eva Biggs Emma Godknecht William Hanns Ethel Kitson Charles Ost Orla Sawyer Winnie Sawyer Cora Schultz John Slade 1903 Fred Newton Elnora Arps Richard Bennett Rose Converse Herbert Filbert Mary Hoffmeister Amanda Kampert Delia Knigge Thomas Putnam Henry Schroeder 1904 Fred Newton Emeline Kuebler Bessie Pinney Gilbert Shaddle Richard Taylor James Williams 1905 M. L Snrvser Betty Bollman Elsie Gainer James Kazda Daisy Paddock Lucille Paddock Claude Putnam Laura Schroeder 1906 M. L Sngvser Rose Kampert Cora Schroeder Robert Schultz 1907 M. L. Snyser Cora Bergman Cassie Gainer John Godknecht Marion Taylor Grace VanHorne 1908 M. L Snyvser William Babcock Hattie Comfort 1909 M. L. Snryser Charles Babcock Wanda Knigge Eleanor Putnam 1910 M. L Sniyser George Anderman Lea Baker Robert Mosser 1911 M. L. Sntvser Alice Hanns Sarah Rennack Elvera Schmidt 1912 M. L Snwser Amanda Leseberg Ethel Mosser Paul Wilson 1913 C. A. Wells Vera Gosswiller A. Gordon Humphrey Laura Kuhles William Mair Janet Putnam Walter Wittenberg 1914 C. A. Wells Howard Daniels Paul Pohlman George Sneible 1915 W H. Hughes Eleanor Anderman Lillian Brown Ira Cook John Gainer George Herrmann Amelia Kunze Gladys Rennack Grace Wells Donald Young 1916 G. Lowman Robert Fosket 1917A. B. Morris Dorothy Gibbs Elizabeth McCarthy Seth Morris Margaret Stroker 1918 A. B. Morris Frances Daniels Lawrence Frye Mildred Smith Myra Smith Dorothy Timmerman Edna Timmerman 1919.4. B. Morris Mae Brockway Lena Dreyer Verna Hanns Mercie Heise Carl Herrmann Helen Matthei Robert Matthei Ruth Schering Esther Schirding 1920 E. L. Kimball Gilbert Fosket William Fremd Madge Gibbs George Morris Ward Nichols Daniel Plate Albert Schmidt Helen Swick 1921 George C. Butler Esther Eich Mildred Frye Pauline Gainer Alice Harz Edna Mair Rubie Rennack Florence Smith Esther Wenegar 1922 George C. Butler Alfred Hackbarth Priscilla Heise Alice Hokemeyer Grace McAfee Esther Peterson Leo Price Lee Swick Josephine Timmerman 1923 George C. Butler Luella Kimball Eleanora Leseberg Harold Plate Luella Rennack Richard Sanford August Stelling Dale Sutton Elmer Wenegar 1924 George C. Butler Alma Arps Earl Blum Arthur Bruhns William Dryer George Minneberger Robert Schoppe Esther Weseman Harry Wickersheim Dorothy Will Julia Wurum 1925 George C. Butler Evelyn Barbaras Priscilla Bicknase Pauline Blume Otto Gaare Mae Gibbs Ida Kading Glenn LeFever Laverne Livezy Vera Pohlman Albert Putnam Edward Timmerman Dorothy Toynton Theophil Voeks Maybelle Wenegar Adelaid Westphal Margaret Zoellick 1926 George C . Butler Stanley Beckman Albert Berlin Webster Brodhay Bertha Gaare Edna Japp Kathryn Krahl Bernard Regenberg William Schweitzer Louis Smith Ethel Timmerman Grayce Timmerman Claire Zinn J . R. Zinn 1927 George C. Butler Dorothy Bruhns Esther Bruhns Elizabeth Buesching Mildred Burkhardt Robert Deverman Royal Dreyer Herman Gieske Fred Gussewelle Viola Howe Kathryn Kellogg James Ketterman Edith Morris Arthur Newbould Nora Schering Vernette Schroeder Carl Starck Florence Wenegar Mildred Zoellick 1928 George C. Butler Fairie Belle Bennett Marjoree Danielsen Wanda Garms Ben Grandy Dorothy Oltendorf Beatrice Pohlman Louis Reuse Alice Smith Howard Smith Mildred Weseman Marjorie Zinn 1929 George C. Butler Donald Bedurski Tracy Blohm Helen Cada James Harz Dalton Kruse Louise Ladwig Ellen Miller Olga Minniberger Lysette Pohlman Arthur Porep Ruth Regenberg Herbert Schroeder Alvin Shermer Elizabeth Starck Edna Tegtmeer Kenneth Thorpe Hollis Toynton Marcella Wente Arthur Wildhagen 1930 George C . Butler ldell Arps Clara Culbertson Raymond Glade Eleanor Graves