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reported for their last year in dear old P. H. S. On account of the crowded condition of the assembly hall, we were assigned seats in Room A. We were a happy company of classmates and time glided by much too fast. The festivities of the year began with a nutting party at Mapleton. Not many nuts were found, but all day long a huge bonfire snapped and crackled and blazed, while appetizing odors of roasting apples, potatoes and “weenies” filled the air. It was a day long to be remembered, and I wonder if any of us will ever eat toasted marshmallows again without recalling its beauty and charm. Early in the year, the girls of the class organized a sewing society. Hilda Holland was chosen president. The meetings were held on Saturday afternoons at the homes of the various members. On the evening before Thanksgiving the class furnished a pleasing novelty in the nature of an informal entertainment for the parents. After a short musical and literary program, light refreshments were served. Then a hayrack and a Christmas party followed each other in rapid succession, and the month of January was made memorable by a birthday party given by Mary Holmes. The school year is now rapidly drawing to a close bul the best of all high school festivities, the social functions incident to commencement week, are still before us—a delightful anticipation. In this brief history, I have tried to recount some of the good times we have had, and have said little about our work. The school records bear witness to the fact that we have worked, and worked well. Not the least precious among our possessions will we count our hard earned diplomas. Surely we, the members of the class of 1912, can look back to the four years spent in the Pekin high school as the most enjoyable and prosperous of our lives, and we are indeed grateful to the faculty for their patience with us, and for the efforts they put forth for our improvement.
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A large number of the class also took part in “Kirmess,” an entertainment presented by the high school in February. This year we again took much interest in athletic and literary contests. Louis Rust won first place in the two hundred twenty yard dash, while Ben Jurgens, Elmer Derrick and Leo Rohde also distinguished themselves along different lines. In the literary preliminaries, Gertrude Mantz won second prize, and Leila Gerdes third in essays; while Alma Harmel gained third in declamations. In orations Ferdinand Dunkelberg won the gold medal, Walter Rankin the silver, and Walter Cunningham the bronze. In the county literary contest, Walter Rankin won second honor in orations. Throughout the year, there were plenty of chances for amusement. Besides enjoying a hayrack party and a picnic, we were delightfully entertained at a Halloween party by Miss Ruhaak; at a Christmas party by Irene Steinmetz; end at a watch party by Elmore Conzelman. There were thirty-seven of us in the fall of 1910, ready to enter upon our junior year. We were greeted by our new principal, Mr. W. F. Shirley. This year was a busy one, and full of interest. Class pins were chosen, and this seemed to strengthen the bond of friendship existing among us. There was no contest to prepare for, so the time usually devoted to it was used in practicing for the annual play. On the evening of April 21st, “The Game,” a comedy in three acts, was successfully presented at the Standard, and we were able to bandquet the seniors on the evening of June the ninth. During the year there were several hayrack parties and picnics besides a most unique Hallowe’en barn party at Steinmetz’s. We also indulged in a bobsled party and were afterwards entertained by Gertrude Ehrlicher. Then there was the memorable watch party at Miss Ruhaak’s with its scores of resolutions for the New Year. And last, but not least, the class was delightfully entertained by Hilda Holland When school opened last September, thirty-one seniors
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