Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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:!fil!!!!ll!il!lll!llll!!!!l!!lll!!l!l!M ‘T’he Glass of 19. Kathleen Dietrich. Officers. President..... Vice-President ..ROBERT GEHRIG IRENE BRERETON Secretary. Treasurer ....NELLIE REES HAROLD HOLLAND Rolling slowly, the curtain has risen upon the third act of the drama of our high school life. The first two acts have passed with their trials and struggles. The scene has also changed, for we are now firmly established in the new high school building. It is with a delightful sensation that we realize that we are at last Juniors. Along with the new dignity, however, come new burdens. The duties of the class room become more onerous and more is expected of us as our experience broadens. But one must not get the impression that we labor incessantly, for we are firm believers in the motto that, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” We have had many pleasant times, chief among which have been the class parties. We ended our activities last year with a hike to Ayde-lott’s bungalow. It was not just a hike, however, for we rode home in state, on a hay rack. Everyone had such a good time that all are in favor of making it an annual event. A paity was considered at our first class meeting of this year. It was decided that one should be held in the gymnasium of the new high school on the evening of September 22, 1916. As a consequence of our spending “An Evening in Art, the Class of T9 holds the honor of being the first to make merry in the new building. There was a rumor of a wreck in the kitchen. The- but sh h-h, don’t tell anyone. A second class party was held on January 6, 1917, and another March 24, 1917, the latter in the form of a birthday party. Each person present was dressed to represent the month in which he was born. There was but one disappointment, but that sufficed. While we were guessing who all the pretty babies were (we had brought our baby pictures) someone stole quietly in and disappeareed with our birthday presents. Our first thought was, “Oh! if we could but wreck our vengeance on his head,” but our anger soon cooled and we all had a “ripping” good time. T9 comes off with a good share of the honors in both literary and athletic fields. Our record is brightest, however, in the departments of foot ball and basket ball. The captains for both present year teams were chosen from our class. Both were elected while they were still Sophomores, an honor seldom bestowed except for great merit. What more need we say? If you wish to inquire more freely into our past, we would refer you to our historians who have kept a faithful record of even the most minute events of our high school career. And now, final examinations over, we shall allow the curtain to drop to be raised again wli ;n we have attained our goal, the dignity of being Seniors. JUNIOR B. CLASS. The following are members of the Junion B. Class: Irene Brereton Bernice Brown Mildred Byram Harry Cooper Mary Cullinan Catherine Behrens Mildred Drake Lenora Edds Verah Flowers Robert Gehrig Evelyn Gleich Kathleen Dietrich Frieda Goebel Lucille Grossweiler Gladys Henrichs Winfred Himmel Harold Holland Stuart Le Gault Esther Nordhoff Nellie Rees Frances Ripper Pauline Reuling Leona Ryan Katharine Schilling Howard Smith Ray Smith Cornelia Soldwedel Mary Soldwedel Luella Van Boening Walter Velde Dorothy Warren Ruth Watson Norma Weber Ida Lou Weiss Lucy Wickhizer Henry Zimmerman

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ll'llllllllllllllllillllH Class History of Class of 1918. Nina G. Hammer. I was sitting by the fireside. It was a cold night and the warmth of the l right fire made me think of our first three years in Pekin High. I tried to study my Cicero but suddenly my book fell and I sat watching and looking into the.fire. I saw us as we were Freshmen. Our vain attempts at trying 10 be like our sisters and brothers—the upper classmen. I saw us at the 1 ome of Warren Soldwedel and the fine time we had coming and going there on that hay rack. Then I remember June for exams, and then our Sophomore year with Mr. Coons. T he fire leaped up brighter as I saw each one around the big bonfire out at the Aydelott bungalow and then as we looked when at the Masque party at Margaret Sherman's home. The fire died down for awhile, but suddenly out danced twenty-one dollar pieces of silver, our net profit from Borrowing Trouble.” I saw Cornelia as Mrs. Borrow and George Him-raelheber as Mr. Borrow and Henrietta De Silva as Miss Borrow. Then Arthur Masterson, the detective, and Wayne Campbell, the doctor, with Monetta Riley, as landlady, step out and go back. Then last of all, Lylse Burns as the maid, and myself as Mehitable March, advanced and retreated. This no sooner faded from my sight than I was again on that hayrack going to Grove Siding, where we had the most delightful time imaginable around that big camp. The fire made one more flash and I saw us as as we were in Room F on the last day of school of our Sophomore year. The next the fire brought forth was our Junior year in the New High School. Our party and our work. I looked closer into the fire and saw in the distance fame coming toward the goal where was marked the Junior Class Play and Junior-Senior Banquet. Then all was dark. In vain I looked for something showing our Senior year. The future was still far away. Suddenly a voice called me. “Still studying Cicero? Come on to bed. It is late and cold here.” ' Looking around me 1 saw I had been asleep, and picking up Cicero, I left the fireside. Officers. President..............................-. .GEORGE H1MMELHEBER V ice- President.............................................LYSLE BURNS Secretary ....................................MARGARET SCHURMAN Treasurer.....................................................MARY AYDELOTT MEMBERS OF JUNIOR B. CLASS. Margaret Bailey Lysle Burns Wayne Campbell Bruce Crosby Henrietta De Silva Lucille Dewey Carl Emmerling Lester Farmer Nina Hammer George Himmelheber Amos Hypes Della Johns Sophia Keinath Rotha Logan Luella Lohnes Wanda Morris John McGinty Kenneth Nebold Benita Nelson Eugene Reinhard Paul Reuter Monetta Riley Addie Sapp Vera Scheffler Margaret Schurman Roy Vogelsang Eleanora Winkel 1 il!!»i!i!lllll!iiii: l., : ii!ll!!!llii,il:..L :;'.ii!!;liilillil:ililllllliiliiilili

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 !llllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllll Glass of 1919. St. Clair S. Anderson. One bright day in the early part of September a troop of silent, frightened boys and girls climbed the stairs of the old high school building to begin lour long years of hard studying. When the class had settled down to the steady routine of high school periods and study. Mr. Morgan called them together to organize and elect c lass officers; also class advisor and colors. The officers were: HARRY MARTINS..................................................... President ALBERT POTTS .................................................Vice-President DOROTHY BALCKE.....................................................Secretary St. CLAIR ANDERSON.................................................Treasurer Miss Burwash was chosen as class advisor. The colors are purple and gold, and the class flower is the chrysanthemum. The class as Freshmen, had two parties, a Hallowe'en, hayrack party to Soldwedel’s bungalow, and the other a valentine party at the high school. In February the high school carnival was held. The Class of T9 had the work of selling refreshments. A good sum of money was realized owing to the many people who bought ice-cream cones, etc. Albert Warren was the chief attraction to the booth, as he was dressed in a full-dress suit and looked like a genuine society king. September, 1916, when the class came together again in the new high school building, it was found that a number of the class had dropped behind and many had left school to take up other duties, but the absence of these people was made up by others dropping behind from the class ahead of ours. The first meeting of the Sophomore B. class was held September 21, 1916, and the following officers were elected: A LBERT POTTS......................................................President St. CLAIR ANDERSON............................................Vice-President HELEN BECKER.......................................................Secretary ELMER MACE.........................................................Treasurer A short time later a hayrack party was given and a fine time ensued. The destination of the hayrack's “human freight” was Soldwedel’s bungalow. While there the members of the class had a real good time. Anyway, Albert Potts said they did, and he also had a fine time coming home. Not long after this party was held, basket-ball candidates were called lor, the members of the Sophomore B. class responding showing good spirit. Two of the boys who went out for the team made it. The boys of the class have been fairly successful in athletics. Many of the girls of the class belong to the Glee Club and also to the Girls' Literary Society. Also many of the boys belong to the Debating Society, so every one in the class belongs to some society or has participated in athletics. In March another party was held at the high school, and though there wese not many present, an enjoyable time was had by the few that were there. This closes the history of the class of 1919 until the next Pekinian and -everyone is hoping the class will keep its good record until then and even make a more successful one. if such be possible. MEMBERS OF SOPHOMORE A. CLASS. St. Clair Anderson Dorothy Balcke Helen Becker Elmore Bower Annie Deaken Veina Fluegel George Froelick Margaret Gehrs George Hild Justin Kern Arthur Lohnes Elmer Mace. John Moinen WJHllHlllll|l '• :llli!lHl l. l..l•. t.iHK|!:;ill.i!tl!llll'' ::.. i'i;ill|j||liilllllllllllUIIWIIIIIMIUWMniUtliUMIIHHiWiWMniniH.!ll|ill Louise Meyer Albert Potts Glen Robbins Ruth Scheffler Martha Schrieber Albert Warren