Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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CLASS OF 1923 Lower Row—Clara Fauth, Emma Scheffler, Anna Oberle, Elizabeth Callahan, Myrtle Freidinger, Mary Chiavini, Ruth Brown, Edna Lohnes» Agnes Mahoney, Beula Becker, Helen Lawson, Margaret Selby, Louise Saal, Viola Ball, Bernice Remmers, LaVerne Hossman, Verneal Rohrer, Gladys McCoy. Middle Row—Clara Vogelsang, Anna Rosenberg, Irma King, Dorothy Bums, Gertrude Mueller, Lorraine Scheeler, Ruth Rutledge, Frances Kumpf, Velma Miller, Larene Birkey, Esther Bailey, Mabel Barney, Hilde Schwinn, Audrey Masner, Helen Waltmire, Lyla Schember, Beatrice Hogan, Blanche Livingston, Ruth Hoffman, Miss Price, Alvin Woelfle, Robert Grant. Upper Row—Wilbur Bishop, Elbert Van Osdol, Harry Euteneuer, George Fisher, Edgar Hough, Thomas Bums, Lawrence Bishop, William Zimmerman, Korneil Griesser, Frederick Abrahams, George Hirth, Richard Siebens, Harold Gilson, Edgar VVilderman, Darold McCalla, Henry Groen, Norman Voege, Paul Hardt, Elmer Tuschoff, Nathan Elliff, Charles Frings, Keith French.

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The Spring is past, Another milestone’s here. Summer at lost! JVe’ve reached our Sophomore year. —U Vogelsang Twenty-One

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k O{|fe«xxxxxxxxxyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx f }-f0T . P£ K tNt AN CLASS OF 1923—BEGINNING BY AGNES MAHONEY President........................................Elmer Tuschoff Vice-President......................................Helen Lawson Secretary.........................................Verneal Rohrer Treasurer.........................................George Fisher Class Advisor........................................Miss Price September 11, 1919 began our illustrious career as High School students and since then we have kept getting brighter and brighter until now we transcend all. As soon as we learned the way to our respective class rooms without making any embarrassing inquiries, Mr. Allison thought us capable of holding a class meeting and under his kindly guidance our Freshman class officers were elected and the rod of authority given to Nathan Elliff. Miss Price was chosen as the class teacher. At the next meeting, held a short time later, our class colors, turquoise blue and shell pink, were selected. Shortly after this meeting, one of the teachers who both heard and lead the meeting (Miss Price was not there) suggested that we purchase, borrow or steal a Roberts “Rules of Order” and study it before the next general council. During our Freshman year we showed our studious natures by indulging in only one class party—that of March 6. The predominant colors were those of St. Patrick and of our class. Each did his part towards furnishing the amusement by doing an impromptu act. We then sought entertainment by playing some rather ancient games after which the eats were served. A few of the less timid ones ended the evening with a dance. Most of us attended the B. A. A. and G. A. A. party held somewhat later and the B. A. A. carnival. Our brilliancy was again shown by the honors carried off by several of our classmates from the county meet. In September 1920 most of us dropped the rather degrading name of Freshmen and assumed the somewhat more pretentious one of Sophomores. Shortly after the opening of school a meeting of the class was called and the above class officers were elected. Miss Price was again unanimously chosen as class advisor. At this meeting our trusting nature was shown by electing George Usher to the responsible position of treasurer. The first festivity of our Sophomore year was in the way of a hike to Bailey’s Lake. We started out from the school very enthusiastically and we experienced but one difficulty—a lack of Water. Although Pekin is supposed to be dry we hardly thot that it was that dry. Geometry and the final examinations at the end of the first semester were taking the joy out of life for most of us but the majority emerged triumphantly from the trying ordeals and started out upon the new semester with happy,morning faces once more. On February 11 we held a party in the gym for the purpose of celebrating St. Valentine’s day. The first thing we did was to match hearts to find our partners. Twenty-Three