Timber Township High School - Memories Yearbook (Glasford, IL)

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MEMORIES--1925 17 IIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIHIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIKllllllllllllllllllllll What kind of a team would there have been if it were not for the Class of '25? You can boast of having one man on the team, which is a great honor. I also want to impress upon your mind the importance of the Seniors in the girls athletic association. VVhat will you do when the present Senior girls leave high school? The of- ficers are members of the Senior Class. One of the Senior girls received a large letter, the only one given out during the year. She will also receive the only gold pin presented for having the required number of points. Juniors, these things which I have mentioned are only a few of the many which we have accomplished, but from them you can determine our high standing in the school. Now if the member of the junior Class will please come forward, I hope you will accept these valuable suggestions. Take them to your classmates and urge them to uphold the high stan- dard we are leaving. Do not let these things discourage you, but use them as an example to guide you. In order that you will not forget this advice, I take the pleasure of presenting to you this gavel, to remind you of the Senior Class of l925. JESSE NUHN '25. JUNIOR RESPONSE ACCEPT this gavel for the junior Class as an emblem of honor, merit and loyalty. Your exceeding kindness in pointing out our mistakes we will accept without taking offense for we fully realize that from the innumerable mis- takes which so conspicuously adorn your High School ca- reer, you speak from bitter experience. O, honorable Seniors, you claim a flawless standing. Yes, there has never been anything you would not undertake. VVe recall vividly several times when certain of the Seniors undertook to go to class without their lessons. The conse- quences you well know. The same results came from other of your undertakings. As to the honor roll standing, that can easily be explained. Recall that the one junior whom you speak so lightly of, had the highest average of the whole school. This tends to prove that the juniors are hrst in everything and upholds our motto, Quality Before Quantity. Vile shall not dwell long- er on this charge for I have no doubt that you are willing to acknowledge the juniors' superiority in scholastic stand- ing. You say our conduct must be changed if we are ever to become lofty Seniors. A junior has been accused of skipping exams. to go duck hunting. Perhaps you were not aware that the season for ducks is not open all the year round. Now I ask you, O Seniors, without sarcasm, if you would have had the said junior wait until the fourth of July to hunt wild ducks? I believe I can also explain why another Junior stayed out of school to gather nuts. The day preceding this Junior's absence I particularly observed him studying in his Zoology text the habits of the squirrel. Here was divulged the industry of squirrels in gathering the winter's food sup- ply. Fearing to be forestalled by these forest workers: af- ter due consideration in the matter he decided upon the course which you have condemned. So you see that hastily and without understanding you have made unjust accusa- tions. Characters for the plays this year have been drawn from the Junior class as well as from the Senior class. In the school play there were two Juniors and two Seniors. In ad- dition to this the entertainer between acts was a junior, not

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16 MEMORIES-1925 llllllllllllllIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIII!!IIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllIIIIII!!IIIlIIIIIIIlllllllllIIIIII!!IIIIIIlllIIIIllIIIIlllIllIllIIIlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIlllllIIIIIllIIIIllIIIIIIKIIIIIIIllllIIllllllIIIllllIllIIIIIIIIIllllllIIIllIIIIllllIIlIIIIIIIIllllllillllllllllIllllllllIIIllIIIIIllllIIIKIIllllllIIIIll!IlIIlllIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllll much to encourage us to go on with our work here. We have spent four happy, industrious years of High School study and as the time arrives to embark on Life's sea, it is with a feeling of rejoicing mingled with a pang of regret that we say good-bye. We appreciate the efforts of those who stood by the orga- nization and made it possible for us to reach the goal. and now that that organization is firmly established we trust that the parents of the children of the grammar school will encourage them to grasp the advantages which are offered here and in- still in them the ideal of ncarrying on. GLENN L. CLINEBELL. SENIOR CHARGE UNIORS and Underclassmen: I wish to speak to the Juniors who, in the following term, will be Seniors in the high school. I do not wish to ridicule you in any way or discourage you from your school work, but to point out your mistakes and show where you must improve before you can become as successful as the Class of 'Z5. To become a successful class will require the combined efforts of each student, as has been displayed by the pres- ent Seniors. We are leaving a record that has never been surpassed by any from Timber Township High School. We have all worked together in an effort to gain something that will not be forgotten. There has not been a task or lesson that the Seniors would not undertake. First I wish to call your attention to the high standing of the Seniorsin scho- lastic affairs. When the Honor Roll was introduced this last year two Seniors were on the list the first month. Jun- iors, only one of your number gained this distinction. Before it will be possible to uphold the dignified position as Seniors, it will be necessary to consider the conduct of certain members of your class. lN'e were willing to overlook many acts upon your first appearance as Freshmen in high school. But, by the time a pupil is a Junior he should have advanced to the point where he considers school an impor- tant matter. Juniors, what explanation can you make for that member of your class who takes responsibility so lightly that he stays out of school on examination day to hunt wild ducks? Also what is wrong with a third year student who must take a Friday off to gather nuts? I charge you to check such conduct if you are to become worthy of the name Seniors. The faculty will have a dihficult problem next year when they select the characters for the annual play. The reason for this is plainly seen, because the notable actors and ac- tresses will not be in the high school. As Freshmen in high the Senior Class played a very important part in the plays. In many of the plays the Class of '25 was called upon to take the important parts because of its ability. Further recogni- tion of our talent along this line was shown, from the fact that when you gave your class play you called upon one of our allstar actors to take an important part. The basketball team will be disabled from the loss of the Senior boys. The Captain has been chosen from the Class of T25 for the last two years. Although there are only five boys in our class. four of them play regular on the team. VVhat will the team be when two forwards, a center and a guard are taken from it? You no doubt will say that you will not miss us but where will you get the scoring machine?

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18 MEMORIES-1925 lllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIlliillllllIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIlllllIIII!!lIIIIIIlllllllllIIlllllIlIUlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIXIIIIIIIIIIIHIIllllllllllllIllllllllllIllllllllllIIll!!IlllllllllllilllllllllllllilllIlllllllIllllllIIIIIIIIIIlllllI-llllllIHIIIIIIIlllllillllIIIIIIll!!!IllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII a Senior. Our play, it is true, drew one member from the the Senior class. but we were not forced to use a Freshman for our play as the Seniors have done. VVe recognize the fact that your class furnished more bas- ket ball players than did ours but of what force would they have been without that invincible back guard who stopped many a hostile basket. Also for the greater part of the bas- ket ball season a certain forward of ability and fame was a Junior. You say that the only member of the Girl's Athletic Asso- ciation to receive a large letter was a Senior. XVhen the Junior girls have as much training in athletics as said Senior. we, too. may boast of a Junior girl with a large letter of credit. Besides your membership in the Girl's Athletic As- sociation is smaller in number than ours. However we con- sider it unworthy to quibble with you over such matters. Since you have pointed out your glories I will take the privilege to mention a few of ours. Journey in your thoughts to the Assembly Hall, cast thine eyes upon the western wall and behold the magnificent banner bearing. in our beautiful blue and gold class colors, the letters, I-u-n-i-0-r--s. In vain may you search for a Senior banner for no such feat did the Seniors accomplish. Ah, excelled by juniors! In the Timlitso you have but a single representative while we have four. ln the Declamatory contest for this year no Senior's name appears. Three Juniors have engaged in this to uphold the honor of the school. XYe are the Seniors of to-morrow, and as such we extend a cordial invitation to each and every Senior to visit us next year and watch a model Senior class Step out from Timber High upon the street of Life. Despite your many faults it is with sorrow we see you leave our school so receive this Benediction from the Jun- iors. O noble Seniors. Farewell. D.-XLE XYHITMAX. CLASS PROPHECY VVAS sitting at the radio late one night listening in on the evening's program. Bored with the old stations l turned the dials in an effort to locate new ones. In vain: all were ones that I had heard before. At, last in desperation l turned the dials far out of the loud speaker. This is Father Time announcing from Station F-U-T-U-R-Il for the year of 1940. The program tonight will be for the benefit of the graduat- ing classes of 1925, many of whom I hope are listening in. Please stand by for a momentfl 'I was astounded. Here was something new and it bade fair to prove useful as well. In a moment the voice contin- ued. 'tFirst on the program we have the Class of 1925 of Timber Township High School. Margaret Barber's quietness and her ability to write a neat handwriting won for her a position as private secretary to a large business man. a rich Eastern stock broker. It is rumored that she is soon to become more than a secretary to hi1n. Erwin Brougham was noted for his oratorical ability in his history classes. lt was said that he gave the Gettysburg ad- dress better than did Lincoln himself. He studied law for a while and then took up the ministry. He is now a famous evangelist whose sermons daily turn thousands from the primrose path to the straight and narrow way. Theodore Clauson has become a comedian. His ability to