Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Glass Will Frances Williams. We, the class of nineteen hundred and seventeen, knowing that our time in this dear old Pekin High School is coming to a close, wish to leave some of our endeared belongings to the under classmen of our school, the seniors of to-morrow. Here is our will and we all sincerely hope that you, dear younger schoolmates, will accept these bequeaths in a happy frame of mind and may the class of nineteen hundred and seventeen be ever in your minds. Will Proper. 1. To begin our will, we all, each and every one of us, leave to our beloved faculty the memory of dear faces. May we never be forgotten by any of our teachers. 2. To the Junior Class, the pleasure of being the Seniors of 1918. 3. To the Freshmen, the knowledge of finding where each of the class rooms is located. 4. To the Sophomores, congratulations that you have passed the “green stage of life” and that you are now ripening into manhood and womanhood. 5. Catharine Alice Rollins bequeaths a good portion of her size to Irene Campbell. 6. Sadie Van Osdol to John Pfanz, her gift of elocution. 7. Lois May Velde to Florence Senninger, her melodious giggle. Take this my dear Florence, for it would be sad if you should run short of that material. 8. Christina Petri to Elenora Winkel, her “curl.” 9. Clarence Heckman to George Himmelheber, the art of calling class meetings. 10. Elsie Waltmire to Rotha Logan, her demure style and that innocent smile. 11. Richard Allen to Lester Farmer, his talent for making dates. Study this well, Lester, for you have a good teacher. 12. Harley Rankin to “Skinny Rupert, his height. This is enough. “Skinny , it will suffice you. 13. Dorothy Bailey to Florence Senninger, her quiet mode of living. Don’t think we are partial to you Florence, but all these things will be useful when they come. 14. Vanita Schleder to Alma Bernhausen, her gift of voice. This is a large feature, don’t miss it, Alma! 15. Luella Carver to Mildred Byram, the art of exercising her vocal chords. 16. Louise Hornish to Catharine Behrens, her quiet ladylike maner and her graceful walk. 17. Amelia Kraeger to Mabel Soady, her ability in the Home Economics Department.

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 Officers CLARENCE HECKMAN................................................President RICHARD ALLEN..............................................Vice-President HELEN GLUNZ.....................................................Secretary JULIA MAURER....................................................Treasurer Class Colors.......................................A. White and gold. B. Navy blue and gold. Class Flowers......................................A. Tea rose. B. Chrysanthemum. Class Motto........................................A. B-2. B. Never despair. Class Advisor...........................................Mr- Hecketsweiler SONG. By Richard Allen. The Class of ’17. The following verses may be sung to the tune of “Auld Lang Syne. I. HI. There is no class. From Freshmen small Which can surpass To Seniors tall. The class of T7; We've never played the fool. It is the best' So let us sing Of all the rest, Of everything Which I have ever seen. That we have done in school. II. IV. Its motto is And when a.t last Something like this— • We all have passed To live we must B-2; Into this wide, wide world. This we shall do We'll ne’er forget Our whole lives through. To serve, as yet, And all our burdens bear. The red and white unfurled. lldllllU;iillilihiilliliyiltillilllllllUliliiilllllllHNIiiillillliiai(ilii,Miltiiilillliimdllllllllllil!llllilll ! -i: KHfiRKio

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18. William Nordhoff to Neil Owens, his height and his feminine” tone of voice. 19. Helen Soechtig to Wanda Watson, her talent in shorthand. 20. John Steinmetz to John Pfanz, his ability to give oral themes and also his “power” to get a new subject each time. 21. Irene Stumm to Ruth Watson, her neat headdress. 22. Nellie Allyn to Dorothy Kraeger, her skirt length. 23. Irene Joerger to anyone who wants it, her originality. 24. Julia Maurer to Eugene Reinhard, her beloved hair ribbon. Take this Eugene, or visit A1 Nixon. 25. Oscar Hill to Rotha Logan, the biggest fete (feet) of the decade. 26. Agnes Smith to Helen Becker, her attention while in Glee Club practice. 27. Ruth Evans to St. Clair, her good behavior. 28. Louise Ricketts to future seniors, her art of posing for Mr. Konisek! 29. Walter Meyers to Ernest Kaylor, his dignity, manliness, and slimness of figure. 30. Louise Helffenstein to Lucille Grossweiler, her gray matter. 31. Roscoe Weaver to Henrietta De Silva, the privelege of being free from exams. 32. Martha Lauterbach leaves her “gossip in chemistry lab., to Louise Zerwekh. 33. Amelia Hoffert leaves her frame of mind to those who follow. 34. Irene Ripper to those in need of brown eyes, “her own.” 35. Gladys Byram to Nina Hammer, her dress patterns. 36. Helen Glunz to Bruce Crosby, the manner of being winsome and winning. 37. Carl Soldwedel to the future foot ball manager, his ability to match games with good players. 38. Frances Williams to Norma Hofferbert, her “rubber soles.”