Princeton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Princeton, IL)

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F A C U L T Y -Qssigg-. Meet Mr. Shaffer, our genial Principal ..... Miss Ashdown, our Dean of girls and teacher of mathematics ..... Miss Bell, our G. A. A. Sponsor and Teacher of English ..... Miss Berry, our Senior adviser and Professor of t'Bugolog'y . . . . . Mr. DeLay, Coach of Dramatics and Head of the English Department ..... Mr. Ewart, Assistant Coach and Instructor of Science ..... Mr. Fleming, Authority on Agriculture ..... Miss Fry, leader Cf Chorus and Orchestra ..... Miss Graham, Special- ist in the language of the Ancients ..... Miss Clara Johnson, our eificient Keeper of the Records . . . . . Miss Clarice Johnson, Dispenser of Books from the Library ..... Mr. Kelsey, Keeper of the Monies and Authority in all Realms of Finance The Faculty Mlss GENEVIEVE ASHDOWN Miss MARGARET BELL Miss JUNE BERRY MR. FRANK DE LAY MR. CYRIL EWAR1' MR. ARTHUR FLEMING Miss DONNABELLE FRY Miss EVELYN GRAHAM Miss CLARA JOHNSON Miss CLARICE JOHNSON MR. ROBERT KELSEY MR. HAROLD LowRY Miss FRANCES MALSBURY MRS. FRANCES MAYEUR MR. JAMES MORTENSEN MR. ALFORD MosER Miss JEAN PALMER Miss ARLENE PRINCE MR. ERXC STROM MR. ALLEN WERBELOW . . . . . Mr. Lowry, our Band Leader and Teacher of our Country's History ..... Miss Malsbury, our small but eHicient Instructor in Home Economics . . . . . Mrs. Mayeur, proficient in French and English and the Ccnsor of the News Notes ..... Mr. Mortensen, Chief Authority in the Realms of Physics and Chemistry ..... Mr. Moser, Director of Athletics and noted Instructor of Freshmen as well as Senior Adviser ..... Miss Palmer, Inter- preter of the Intrigues of Europe and the Tiger's Adviser ..... Miss Prince, Guardian of our Health . . . . . Mr. Strom, our Coach of Athletics . . . . . and last but not least Mr. Werbeloxv, Instructor in Shorthand and Typing. Page Eleven

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c cc -earnest-fri C,-1 U T U M N I l MR. GUY A. BRYANT Miss MARY UTHOFF DR. O. J. FLINT L y MR. JOHN S. SKINNER MR. DAVID E. PAMP l l l l l Y l u Q l l l l l i l i A- l Page Ten MR. O. V. Sl-IAFFER E BOARD OF EDUCATION Administration SPRING 1866 ..... The desire for a high school for Princeton Township ..... Much discussion ..... Many meetings ..... Voting ..... The High School debated . . . . . Then chartered by the State Legislature . . . . . Build- ing erected ..... Dedication ..... The School a reality . . . . . A faculty of four . . . . . An enrollment of one hundred thirty-one ..... The first graduating class of fifteen ..... Such was the beginning of the Princeton Township High School. THE YEAR 1894 ..... The building enlarged and re- modeled ..... Enlarged again in 1908 ..... Then Decem- ber 1924 ..... A fire ..... School carried on in various and sundry places ..... More plans ..... Voting again . . . . . A beautiful new building . . . . . Excellent equipment . . . . . Up-to-date class rooms . . . . . Well equipped labora- tories ..... A fine gymnasium ..... A,spacious auditor- ium ..... An athletic field ..... Dedication ..... An Alumni Banquet ..... A new phase in Princeton High School. AUTUMN 1936 ..... A new school year ..... A student body of four hundred fifty-four, the largest in the history of the school .....1 A senior class of ninety-five . . . . . A faculty of twenty-one . . . . . Two new faces on the Faculty ..... A new face on the Board of Education ..... A campus lovely in the autumn sunlight ..... Gay laugh- ter of students ..... Shoutings from the athletic field and gymnasium ..... Music from band-orchestra-chorus . . . . . Students and faculty busy in the classroom. Such is the Princeton Township High School of today.

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LA U T U M N Page CLASS On the morning of September 8, 1936, one hundred and ten freshmen boarded a ship destined to become the pride of the Princeton Navy. Some clambered up the gangplank confidently, but many more walked uncertainly, having been warned by other mariners of the terrors of the deep. Not a few sickened at the sight of the dread sea monsters, biology, algebra, Latin and English, but even these poor sailors rallied at the thought of the deck sports, the ship's concert, and the matches in the gymnasium. We had been towed out of the narrow quay be- fore we realized that we were aboard a ship without a crew. Immediately we gathered aft and elected Jack Staples captain, with Ronald Anderson for mate. James Postlewaite qualified as Sparks and Marie Olson as guardian of the ship's treas- ure. One night, at eight bells, the sailors' rest was disturbed by a queer noise from the crow's nest. Investigation disclosed the bos'n, Jack Tompkins, on this lofty perch. He was still crooning the lullaby with which he had sent the littlest freshies od to their sweet dreams. Truly was Jack a versatile tar, for at other times so loudly did he pipe all hands that the company chose him to lead their war cries. On October 22, two of thelsailorettes, Mary Trimble and Adele Gibbs, brought fame to the ship by tying for fourth place in a humorous reading contest with two foreign ships. Not to be outdone by mere femininity, two able bodied seamen, George Vane and Kenneth Nelson accepted on December 10 the challenge of these same foreigners to an ora- torical contest in which they nailed to the masthead trophies for fifth and third places, respectively. To relieve the monotony of our life at sea the ship's doctor, Mr. Ewart, and the pilot, Miss Gra- ham, declared November 21 a holiday. The good ship anchored at the port of Shanghai, and all went ashore to enjoy chop suey in a Chinese garden. Throughout her maiden voyage, the good ship 1940 offered great competition to the other craft in the Princeton Navy. In the first contest, due to the efforts of Stewardess Mayeur's freshman cabin 105, she took first place in the sale of football and bas- ketball tickets. Later, in a desperate conflict in- volving the sale of magazines, this enterprising freshman cabin engaged with cabin 205 of the SS 1937 and defeated the veteran. For this victory Twelve OF louo the freshman sailors received candy, ice-cream bars and praise from Admiral Shaffer. When the senior ship was aware of her ignominious defeat, her speed dropped from three knots to one. To hearten the vanquished, the admiral sent them a consolation prize, and the ship 1940 dispatched a message of sympathy. Not only in sports and contests, but also in scholarship did the freshman sailors give promise of future greatness. From the date of the first reports from their naval base they were commended publicly for excelling in diligence and aptitude all others in the Princeton Navy. As a result of these public honors the 1940 was constantly receiving SOS calls from the upperclass ships. These all complained that they were low on fuel and could make no headway with the freshman craft always in advance of them. At first we paid no attention to these signals of distress, but we finally remind- ed them that they might take advantage of our sur- plus power by trailing in our wake. Besides we wired them promises of assistance in their pet pro- jects. These promises we made good by attending in throngs all exhibitions of their feats of prowess. After the sun had crossed the line, we were seiz- ed with a strange malady. Some of us began to write poetry, others begged for shore leave to go fishing. The ship's doctor diagnosed our ailment as spring fever, and ordered from the galley a large quantity of sulphur and molasses. The pilot, however, insisted that we were only reverting to type. Compromising, they arranged a truly pirati- cal outing for us on the banks of the Big Bureau. There in the woods we searched for treasure and feasted at a barbecue. Strengthened by this hearty fare, we again put to sea. It was not long before we had passed those treacherous reefs, Final Ex- aminations. Before the summer solstice, radiant with suc- cess, we covered the last lap of our maiden voyage. We were just nearing the harbor when we spied the old ship Sophomore limping homeward, ready to be junked. How proud we were that our noble craft was still seaworthy and could, with slight alterations, carry on another year! We, the sailors on the good ship 1940, challenge all newcomers. We hope to steer a straight course. weather the gales, and come at last safely and honorably to Commencement Haven. Kenneth O. Nelson