Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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A Brief Review list of events happening in the course of three short years can hardly be called a history, since they are still remembered by the high school students, and possibly by others. But nevertheless, in a history of the class of 1910, things to write about are not lacking. In the fall of 1906, we entered the high school assembly room and appeared, to the upper classes at least, to be a crowd of insignificant children. But such was not the case, for when we recovered from that timidity which is bound to overcome “children” on their first appearance among strange surroundings, we began to show them what we were capable of. When, after Christmas, the principal asked all pupils who desired to enter the annual contest to hand in their names, the freshmen responded with a long list of entries. And at the preliminary we were beaten — by the honorable sophomores — by but one point, in the literary contest. The freshmen boys also made a splendid showing in the track meet at Delavan when Conover got first in the hop, step and jump, and second in the discus throw, while Barnes carried off two seconds, one in the standing broad jump, and one in the running high jump, and a third in the shot put. Our second year was fully as glorious, although the number of members decreased somewhat. Our boys were among the sturdiest on the football team and at the meet at Washington three of them added thirty points to the athletic score. Our contestants, at this time, in literary parts were equally successful. “Two heads with but a single thought.”—Mary S. and Cora Kief.

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 •ellie Kumpf, Carrie Inedinger, Irene Breaden.Sam Orr, Eulalia Oster, Ruth Ska Mary Senninger, Grace Engelbert, Ireue Buchanan. Mary McGinty. Sieverdena Harm Eld «- Kincaid. -- - - - - ......................— “ “ —............................................................... Hazel Holland. 1 J f trathmau, Mary Regentz, Lulu Hamsuit,

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Entering on our third year, the class decreased until we now number about forty. Our contest for 1909 has yet to take place and we hope to add to our already splendid record when the opportunity is given us. The successful event of the year in our estimation — though perhaps not in the eyes of the censorious seniors — has already taken place. We have given our class play and, from present returns, we will probably be able to furnish the regulation peanut sandwich and lemonade at the spread to be given later on. —Ruth Lautz, TO Yells Ray! Ray! Ray! Rah! Rah! Rah! P. H. S. Sis! Boom! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Hullabaloo! Who Rah! Who Rah! Hullabaloo! Who Rah! Who Rah! Who Rah! Who Rah! Pekin High School Rah! Rah! “Whence is thy learning, hath thy toil, O’er books consumed the midnight oil ? —“Jack” Dirksen.